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A multi-stage dilator and cannula assembly, comprising: a plurality of elongated members (101, 103, 105) in a nested configuration that are slidable relative to one another along a central axis (a), each member (101, 103, 105) having a length dimension between a head end and a tip end of the member (101, 103, 105), and each successive member (103, 105) of the plurality of members (101, 103, 105) extending radially outward from a central member has a larger outer dimension and a shorter length dimension than the preceding member (101, 103), wherein the central member is a first member of the plurality of elongated members (101, 103, 105), and the plurality of elongated members (101, 103, 105) further includes successive second and third members (103, 105), each of the plurality of elongated members (101, 103, 105) includes at least one feature located proximate the head end of the member (101, 103, 105) enabling a user to grip and manipulate the members (101, 103, 105), with the first member including a handle at the head end, and each of the second and third members (103, 105) including a flange (113, 115) at the head end, respectively, the flange (113, 115) extending transverse to the length extension of the member (103, 105), characterized in that the third member further includes a c-shaped protrusion extending from its flange in the direction of the handle of the first member, said protrusion allowing the user to grasp and hold the entire assembly. a plurality of elongated members (101, 103, 105) in a nested configuration that are slidable relative to one another along a central axis (a), each member (101, 103, 105) having a length dimension between a head end and a tip end of the member (101, 103, 105), and each successive member (103, 105) of the plurality of members (101, 103, 105) extending radially outward from a central member has a larger outer dimension and a shorter length dimension than the preceding member (101, 103), wherein the central member is a first member of the plurality of elongated members (101, 103, 105), and the plurality of elongated members (101, 103, 105) further includes successive second and third members (103, 105), each of the plurality of elongated members (101, 103, 105) includes at least one feature located proximate the head end of the member (101, 103, 105) enabling a user to grip and manipulate the members (101, 103, 105), with the first member including a handle at the head end, and each of the second and third members (103, 105) including a flange (113, 115) at the head end, respectively, the flange (113, 115) extending transverse to the length extension of the member (103, 105), characterized in that the third member further includes a c-shaped protrusion extending from its flange in the direction of the handle of the first member, said protrusion allowing the user to grasp and hold the entire assembly.
A method for forming an electronic device, comprising: forming a first conductive or semiconductive layer; forming a soluble insulating layer or a sequence of at least one insulating layer and at least one semiconducting layer over the first conductive or semiconductive layer; locally depositing a solvent at a localised region of the soluble insulating layer or solvents at a localised region of the sequence so as to dissolve the soluble insulating layer or sequence of insulating and semiconducting layers in the region to leave a void extending through the soluble insulating layer or sequence of layers; and depositing conductive or semiconductive material in the void. forming a first conductive or semiconductive layer; forming a soluble insulating layer or a sequence of at least one insulating layer and at least one semiconducting layer over the first conductive or semiconductive layer; locally depositing a solvent at a localised region of the soluble insulating layer or solvents at a localised region of the sequence so as to dissolve the soluble insulating layer or sequence of insulating and semiconducting layers in the region to leave a void extending through the soluble insulating layer or sequence of layers; and depositing conductive or semiconductive material in the void.
A method for operating an electrical actuator which is used for varying a characteristic of a light beam emitted by a light module of a headlamp of a motor vehicle, wherein, within the scope of a referencing operation for determining a reference position of the actuator, the actuator or at least a part thereof is moved starting from any starting position to a defined end position and the end position is used as the reference position, characterized in that - a switching element of the actuator is activated during the movement of the actuator from the starting position into the end position, - upon reaching of the end position, the switching element automatically closes and an electrical defect of the actuator is generated, - the electrical defect of the actuator is detected by a driver device which is used to drive the actuator and which has an internal diagnostic facility for detecting electrical defects of the actuator, and consequently, the movement of the actuator is stopped and the switching element is deactivated, - the actuator is checked again for the presence of the electrical defect, and - a current position of the actuator is used as the reference position if the electrical defect is no longer present after deactivation of the switching element. - a switching element of the actuator is activated during the movement of the actuator from the starting position into the end position, - upon reaching of the end position, the switching element automatically closes and an electrical defect of the actuator is generated, - the electrical defect of the actuator is detected by a driver device which is used to drive the actuator and which has an internal diagnostic facility for detecting electrical defects of the actuator, and consequently, the movement of the actuator is stopped and the switching element is deactivated, - the actuator is checked again for the presence of the electrical defect, and - a current position of the actuator is used as the reference position if the electrical defect is no longer present after deactivation of the switching element.
Prosthesis for arthrodesis, wherein the prosthesis (1c; 1d) comprises two prosthesis members (2c, 3c; 2d, 3d) which each is configured for attachment thereof to at least one of the bones at the joint, wherein one of the prosthesis members (2c; 2d) comprises a first attachment member (4c; 4d) which is configured for location in at least one of the bones at the joint and the other prosthesis member (3c; 3d) a second attachment member (5c; 5d) which is configured for location in at least one other bone at the joint, wherein said one prosthesis member (2c; 2d) comprises a locking member (33c; 33d) and said other prosthesis member (3c; 3d) a lockable member (34c; 34d), wherein the lockable member (34c; 34d) is configured with an attachment portion (19c; 19d) which is insertable into a hole (9c; 9d) in said second attachment member (5c; 5d) for attachment or location of the lockable member therein, and wherein the lockable member (34c; 34d) is configured for adjustable setting thereof rela-tive to the locking member (33c; 33d) and for fixation thereof, in set position, to the locking member, characterized in that the locking member (33c; 33d) is configured with an attachment portion (16c; 16d) which is insertable into a hole (8c; 8d) in said first attachment member (4c; 4d) for attachment or location of the locking member therein.
Payload module of a stratospheric drone, comprising: - a casing, and - a piece of optical equipment comprising an optical axis, mounted in the casing, the module being characterized in that it further comprises a mirror positioned on the optical axis facing the optical equipment, the mirror being swivelable about at least one axis, within an angular range, and in that the casing has a through-opening shaped so that any light ray accepted or emitted by the optical equipment parallel to the optical axis and reflected by the mirror passes through the through-opening, over the entire angular range of the mirror, the through-opening being without any means of closing off the opening. - a casing, and - a piece of optical equipment comprising an optical axis, mounted in the casing,
A composition comprising a first pharmaceutically acceptable agent which comprises a chelate complex of at least one phosphorothioated nucleic acid polymer and a second pharmaceutically acceptable agent which comprises at least one nucleoside / nucleotide analog HBV polymerase inhibitor for use in a method of treating HBV infection or HBV / HDV co-infection in a subject in the absence of immunotherapy.
An automobile air-conditioning system, comprising an evaporator and an electronic expansion valve which are communicated with each other via a pipeline, the electronic expansion valve comprising a coil and a valve body, and the coil being fixedly mounted on the valve body, characterized in that, the automobile air-conditioning system further comprises a bracket, the bracket comprises a heat dissipation bridge and a cooling ring, the evaporator is arranged at one side of the heat dissipation bridge, the cooling ring is arranged at the other side of the heat dissipation bridge, the heat dissipation bridge and the cooling ring are integrally formed or are fixedly connected, and the coil is arranged in the cooling ring.
A method comprising: receiving, by a third computer, from a first computer, an authorization request message for a transaction, the authorization request message including a token and a first verification value; sending, by the third computer, the token and the first verification value to a second computer, wherein the second computer identifies a random value based on the token, wherein the second computer generates a second verification value based on the random value and the token, and wherein the second computer determines that the second verification value matches the first verification value, and wherein the second computer obtains a value credential based on said determination; receiving, by the third computer, from the second computer, the value credential associated with the token; and sending, by the third computer, the authorization request message and the value credential to an authorizing entity computer, wherein the authorizing entity computer authorizes the transaction based on the value credential. receiving, by a third computer, from a first computer, an authorization request message for a transaction, the authorization request message including a token and a first verification value; sending, by the third computer, the token and the first verification value to a second computer, wherein the second computer identifies a random value based on the token, wherein the second computer generates a second verification value based on the random value and the token, and wherein the second computer determines that the second verification value matches the first verification value, and wherein the second computer obtains a value credential based on said determination; receiving, by the third computer, from the second computer, the value credential associated with the token; and sending, by the third computer, the authorization request message and the value credential to an authorizing entity computer, wherein the authorizing entity computer authorizes the transaction based on the value credential.
Cable comprising at least two wires, each of which is surrounded by an insulating conductor, wherein the wires are surrounded by a foamed inner sheath comprising a first polymer mixture containing gas bubbles, whose polymer component is a thermoplastic elastomer and an unfoamed outer sheath made of a second polymer mixture surrounding the inner sheath, wherein the second polymer mixture is free of gas bubbles and is a polymer component consisting of the same thermoplastic elastomer as that of the first polymer mixture, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polyurethane, thermoplastic polyester-polyether polymer, thermoplastic polystyrene elastomer, thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer, polystyrene-block copolymer and mixtures thereof.
A weighing system comprising: a platform scale on which a container containing objects is to be placed; and a hand-operated combination weigher including a plurality of weighing trays on which additional objects are to be put; wherein a controller of the weighing system is operable to derive a target weight of objects placed on the combination weigher using a weight of the container which is weighed by the platform scale; and the controller is arranged to select a combination of the weighing trays so that a combination weight of the objects on the selected combination of weighing trays falls within an allowable range of the target weight. a platform scale on which a container containing objects is to be placed; and a hand-operated combination weigher including a plurality of weighing trays on which additional objects are to be put; wherein a controller of the weighing system is operable to derive a target weight of objects placed on the combination weigher using a weight of the container which is weighed by the platform scale; and the controller is arranged to select a combination of the weighing trays so that a combination weight of the objects on the selected combination of weighing trays falls within an allowable range of the target weight. wherein a controller of the weighing system is operable to derive a target weight of objects placed on the combination weigher using a weight of the container which is weighed by the platform scale; and the controller is arranged to select a combination of the weighing trays so that a combination weight of the objects on the selected combination of weighing trays falls within an allowable range of the target weight.
A wind turbine rotor blade, with a length, a rotor blade root, a rotor blade tip, a pressure side, a suction side, a rotor blade wall, an inner volume, an air guide for heated air to guide heated air inside of the rotor blade and along a longitudinal direction of the rotor blade from the rotor blade root in the direction of the rotor blade tip, and at least one passively controllable air control element to control or influence an air flow in the area of the air guide and in the inner volume, characterized in that the passively controllable air control element has a temperature-dependent section (810, 820, 830, 840), which changes its shape depending on the temperature. a length, a rotor blade root, a rotor blade tip, a pressure side, a suction side, a rotor blade wall, an inner volume, an air guide for heated air to guide heated air inside of the rotor blade and along a longitudinal direction of the rotor blade from the rotor blade root in the direction of the rotor blade tip, and at least one passively controllable air control element to control or influence an air flow in the area of the air guide and in the inner volume, characterized in that the passively controllable air control element has a temperature-dependent section (810, 820, 830, 840), which changes its shape depending on the temperature.
Air intake housing, notably for a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device, comprising: - at least two distinct air inlets (24, 26), and - air guiding members (27, 28, 30) configured to direct at least one airflow intended to be admitted into the air intake housing, characterized in that the air guiding members comprise at least three coaxial flaps (27, 28, 30), these being a central flap and two lateral flaps (28, 30) arranged on either side of the central flap, said coaxial flaps (27, 28, 30) being arranged between said two distinct air inlets (24, 26) of the air intake housing, such as to be able to move about a single pivot axle, and in that the air intake housing houses at least one rib (51, 54) arranged in such a way as to prevent an airflow (FE, FR) from flowing from one air intake (24, 26) to the other air intake (24, 26) for a given intermediate position of at least one of said coaxial flaps (27, 28, 30). - at least two distinct air inlets (24, 26), and - air guiding members (27, 28, 30) configured to direct at least one airflow intended to be admitted into the air intake housing, the air guiding members comprise at least three coaxial flaps (27, 28, 30), these being a central flap and two lateral flaps (28, 30) arranged on either side of the central flap, said coaxial flaps (27, 28, 30) being arranged between said two distinct air inlets (24, 26) of the air intake housing, such as to be able to move about a single pivot axle, and in that the air intake housing houses at least one rib (51, 54) arranged in such a way as to prevent an airflow (FE, FR) from flowing from one air intake (24, 26) to the other air intake (24, 26) for a given intermediate position of at least one of said coaxial flaps (27, 28, 30).
A process to prepare a utility fluid composition comprising: contacting together ethylene and at least one coordination-insertion catalyst, wherein the coordination-insertion catalyst is a metal-ligand complex wherein the metal is selected from zirconium, hafnium and titanium, and has an ethylene/octene reactivity ratio up to 20, and a kinetic chain length up to 20 monomer units; in a continuously-fed backmixed reactor zone under conditions such that a mixture of at least two oligomer products is formed, the mixture including a hyperbranched oligomer having an average of at least 1.5 methine carbons per oligomer molecule, and having at least 40 methine carbons per one-thousand total carbons, and wherein the average number of carbons per molecule is from 25 to 100, and wherein at least 25 percent of the hyperbranched oligomer molecules has a vinyl group; and at least one branched oligomer having an average number of carbons per molecule that is less than 20; separating the hyperbranched oligomer from the branched oligomer; and recovering the hyperbranched oligomer, the branched oligomer, or both. contacting together ethylene and at least one coordination-insertion catalyst, wherein the coordination-insertion catalyst is a metal-ligand complex wherein the metal is selected from zirconium, hafnium and titanium, and has an ethylene/octene reactivity ratio up to 20, and a kinetic chain length up to 20 monomer units; in a continuously-fed backmixed reactor zone under conditions such that a mixture of at least two oligomer products is formed, the mixture including a hyperbranched oligomer having an average of at least 1.5 methine carbons per oligomer molecule, and having at least 40 methine carbons per one-thousand total carbons, and wherein the average number of carbons per molecule is from 25 to 100, and wherein at least 25 percent of the hyperbranched oligomer molecules has a vinyl group; and at least one branched oligomer having an average number of carbons per molecule that is less than 20; separating the hyperbranched oligomer from the branched oligomer; and recovering the hyperbranched oligomer, the branched oligomer, or both.
An isolated antibody, or antibody fragments, that binds specifically to the extracellular domain of p95 but not full length Her-2, wherein the antibody specifically binds the peptide having SEQ ID NO 5.
An ultrasound imaging system comprising: a communication interface in communication with an ultrasound imaging device and configured to receive an ultrasound image of a subject's anatomy; and a processor in communication with the communication interface and configured to: apply a predictive network to the ultrasound image to: identify a plurality of locations of potential malignancies in the subject's anatomy; determine a plurality of malignancy likelihoods at the plurality of locations of potential malignancies; identify a critical region of the subject's anatomy to avoid for a biopsy; and determine a plurality of confidence levels for the plurality of malignancy likelihoods at the plurality of locations of potential malignancies; and output, to a display in communication with the processor, an overlay of indications of the plurality of locations of potential malignancies, the plurality of malignancy likelihoods, the plurality of confidence levels, and the critical region on the ultrasound image to guide a biopsy determination for the subject's anatomy. a communication interface in communication with an ultrasound imaging device and configured to receive an ultrasound image of a subject's anatomy; and a processor in communication with the communication interface and configured to: apply a predictive network to the ultrasound image to: identify a plurality of locations of potential malignancies in the subject's anatomy; determine a plurality of malignancy likelihoods at the plurality of locations of potential malignancies; identify a critical region of the subject's anatomy to avoid for a biopsy; and determine a plurality of confidence levels for the plurality of malignancy likelihoods at the plurality of locations of potential malignancies; and output, to a display in communication with the processor, an overlay of indications of the plurality of locations of potential malignancies, the plurality of malignancy likelihoods, the plurality of confidence levels, and the critical region on the ultrasound image to guide a biopsy determination for the subject's anatomy. identify a plurality of locations of potential malignancies in the subject's anatomy; determine a plurality of malignancy likelihoods at the plurality of locations of potential malignancies; identify a critical region of the subject's anatomy to avoid for a biopsy; and determine a plurality of confidence levels for the plurality of malignancy likelihoods at the plurality of locations of potential malignancies; and output, to a display in communication with the processor, an overlay of indications of the plurality of locations of potential malignancies, the plurality of malignancy likelihoods, the plurality of confidence levels, and the critical region on the ultrasound image to guide a biopsy determination for the subject's anatomy.
A method comprising: storing contextual information that describes a state of a head-mourited computing device (100, 300) and an interaction with a first application on the head-mounted computing device; determining a second device (102, 401) upon which the interaction with the first application may be extended; providing a notification to the head-mounted computing device of an opportunity to extend the interaction with the first application using the second device; and in response to a received selection of the opportunity, providing to the second device the stored contextual information such that the second device is capable to extend the interaction with the first application on the second device. storing contextual information that describes a state of a head-mourited computing device (100, 300) and an interaction with a first application on the head-mounted computing device; determining a second device (102, 401) upon which the interaction with the first application may be extended; providing a notification to the head-mounted computing device of an opportunity to extend the interaction with the first application using the second device; and in response to a received selection of the opportunity, providing to the second device the stored contextual information such that the second device is capable to extend the interaction with the first application on the second device.