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An assembly comprising: a flexible fixation member comprising a body having two terminal ends; a suture passing through the flexible fixation member at various points along a length of the body between the terminal ends such that portions of the fixation member are slidable relative to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site; and a delivery device comprising: a tubular member; an elongated inserter slidably disposed within the tubular member, the inserter comprising a forked distal end and a proximal end, the forked distal end configured to receive a portion of the flexible fixation member and the suture therein; a finger-engageable trigger fixedly coupled to the proximal end of the inserter and configured to advance and retract the inserter relative to the tubular member, the trigger comprising a retention member for retaining a proximal end portion of the suture, a handle to which the trigger is slidably coupled, and a button coupled to the trigger and the handle and configured to permit the trigger to slide relative to the handle when the button is depressed and prevent the trigger from sliding relative to the handle when the button is not depressed. a flexible fixation member comprising a body having two terminal ends; a suture passing through the flexible fixation member at various points along a length of the body between the terminal ends such that portions of the fixation member are slidable relative to the suture and configurable to form a cluster within a surgical site; and a delivery device comprising: a tubular member; an elongated inserter slidably disposed within the tubular member, the inserter comprising a forked distal end and a proximal end, the forked distal end configured to receive a portion of the flexible fixation member and the suture therein; a finger-engageable trigger fixedly coupled to the proximal end of the inserter and configured to advance and retract the inserter relative to the tubular member, the trigger comprising a retention member for retaining a proximal end portion of the suture, a handle to which the trigger is slidably coupled, and a button coupled to the trigger and the handle and configured to permit the trigger to slide relative to the handle when the button is depressed and prevent the trigger from sliding relative to the handle when the button is not depressed. a tubular member; an elongated inserter slidably disposed within the tubular member, the inserter comprising a forked distal end and a proximal end, the forked distal end configured to receive a portion of the flexible fixation member and the suture therein; a finger-engageable trigger fixedly coupled to the proximal end of the inserter and configured to advance and retract the inserter relative to the tubular member, the trigger comprising a retention member for retaining a proximal end portion of the suture, a handle to which the trigger is slidably coupled, and a button coupled to the trigger and the handle and configured to permit the trigger to slide relative to the handle when the button is depressed and prevent the trigger from sliding relative to the handle when the button is not depressed.
A system for engaging tissue and fixing heart valve leaflet tissue comprising: a first fixation device for gripping a first target tissue; a second fixation device (10") for gripping a second target tissue, the second fixation device (10") being separate from and independently operable in relation to the first fixation device; and a wire extending between the first fixation device and the second fixation device (10"), whereby shortening a length of the wire causes the first fixation device to be drawn towards the second fixation device (10"); wherein the wire includes a frangible portion configured to break when the wire is subjected to a particular amount of tension. a first fixation device for gripping a first target tissue; a second fixation device (10") for gripping a second target tissue, the second fixation device (10") being separate from and independently operable in relation to the first fixation device; and a wire extending between the first fixation device and the second fixation device (10"), whereby shortening a length of the wire causes the first fixation device to be drawn towards the second fixation device (10"); wherein the wire includes a frangible portion configured to break when the wire is subjected to a particular amount of tension.
An air sweeping blade, comprising a blade body, a connecting rod shaft rotationally connectable with a connecting rod being provided on the blade body, wherein the connecting rod shaft extends to an edge of the blade body along an axis of the connecting rod shaft and is fixedly connected with the blade body, such that the connecting rod shaft penetrates through the whole blade surface or a large part of the blade surface of the blade body, and serves as a reinforcement rib of the blade body, the blade body has a flexible area, a length direction of the flexible area is parallel to an axis direction of the connecting rod shaft, a width direction of the flexible area is perpendicular to the axis direction of the connecting rod shaft, and the flexible area has an opening extending along the length direction thereof, and a width of the opening is a, and a width of the flexible area is c, wherein c 1/4 ≤ a ≤ c 1/3.
A cobalt-containing catalyst composition comprising cobalt and/or a cobalt compound supported on and/or in a catalyst support selected from the group consisting of alumina in the form of one or more aluminium oxides; silica (SiO 2); magnesia (MgO); zinc oxide (ZnO); and mixtures thereof; the catalyst composition also including a titanium compound on and/or in the catalyst support, and a manganese compound on and/or in the catalyst support.
A sprue bush attached to a mold used to mold synthetic resin, the sprue bush comprising: a sprue bush main body that has a flow passage, through which synthetic resin injected from an injection molding nozzle flows, and a recessed portion formed in a surface of the sprue bush main body on a synthetic resin injection port side thereof; and a bush component that is embedded in the recessed portion, the bush component including: a nozzle contact surface that is contacted by the injection molding nozzle; a through hole that extends from an opening in the nozzle contact surface and communicates with the flow passage in the sprue bush main body so as to form the flow passage for the synthetic resin; and a plurality of ribs that extend radially outward from a peripheral surface of the through hole, characterised in that the bush component includes a ring-shaped rib that intersects the ribs and surrounds an outer periphery of the through hole. a sprue bush main body that has a flow passage, through which synthetic resin injected from an injection molding nozzle flows, and a recessed portion formed in a surface of the sprue bush main body on a synthetic resin injection port side thereof; and a bush component that is embedded in the recessed portion, the bush component including: a nozzle contact surface that is contacted by the injection molding nozzle; a through hole that extends from an opening in the nozzle contact surface and communicates with the flow passage in the sprue bush main body so as to form the flow passage for the synthetic resin; and a plurality of ribs that extend radially outward from a peripheral surface of the through hole, characterised in that the bush component includes a ring-shaped rib that intersects the ribs and surrounds an outer periphery of the through hole. a nozzle contact surface that is contacted by the injection molding nozzle; a through hole that extends from an opening in the nozzle contact surface and communicates with the flow passage in the sprue bush main body so as to form the flow passage for the synthetic resin; and a plurality of ribs that extend radially outward from a peripheral surface of the through hole, characterised in that the bush component includes a ring-shaped rib that intersects the ribs and surrounds an outer periphery of the through hole.
Peptide compound having the following general formula: R 1 -X 1 -X 2 -Ser-Pro-Leu-Gln-X 3 -X 4 -R 2 Wherein, X 1 represents a cysteine, a methionine or is equal to zero, X 2 represents a serine, a threonine, or is equal to zero, X 3 represents an alanine, a glycine, an isoleucine, a leucine, a proline, a valine or is equal to zero, X 4 represents an asparagine, a glutamine, or is equal to zero, R 1 represents the primary amine function of the N-terminal amino acid, free or substituted by a protecting group that may be chosen from among an acetyl group, a benzoyl group, a tosyl group or a benzyloxycarbonyl group, R 2 represents the hydroxyl group of the carboxyl function of the C-terminal amino acid, free or substituted by a protecting group that may be chosen from among a C 1 to C 20 alkyl chain, or an NH2, NHY or NYY group where Y represents a C 1 to C 4 alkyl chain, said sequence having the general formula consisting of 4 to 8 amino acid residues. X 1 represents a cysteine, a methionine or is equal to zero, X 2 represents a serine, a threonine, or is equal to zero, X 3 represents an alanine, a glycine, an isoleucine, a leucine, a proline, a valine or is equal to zero, X 4 represents an asparagine, a glutamine, or is equal to zero, R 1 represents the primary amine function of the N-terminal amino acid, free or substituted by a protecting group that may be chosen from among an acetyl group, a benzoyl group, a tosyl group or a benzyloxycarbonyl group, R 2 represents the hydroxyl group of the carboxyl function of the C-terminal amino acid, free or substituted by a protecting group that may be chosen from among a C 1 to C 20 alkyl chain, or an NH2, NHY or NYY group where Y represents a C 1 to C 4 alkyl chain,
A device comprising: a plurality of hollow units, each unit comprising a circumferential wall having a first end region and a second end region, wherein the first end region is narrower than the second end region and the plurality of units are in an interconnected arrangement, such that the first end region of a first unit of the plurality of units is received within the second end region of a second unit of the plurality of units, and a flexible elongate member extends longitudinally through the interconnected units, whereby the circumferential walls of the interconnected first and second units abut each other and the interconnected units are secured together; characterized in that the plurality of units is formed in a ring such that the first end region of each unit of the plurality of units is received within the second end region of an adjacent second unit of the plurality of units; and in that the device is for use as a wheel further comprising a central hub connected to a plurality of spokes which extend radially from the central hub to the plurality of units and are attached to the plurality of units, and at least one of the plurality of units is moveable in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the ring. a plurality of hollow units, each unit comprising a circumferential wall having a first end region and a second end region, wherein the first end region is narrower than the second end region and the plurality of units are in an interconnected arrangement, such that the first end region of a first unit of the plurality of units is received within the second end region of a second unit of the plurality of units, and a flexible elongate member extends longitudinally through the interconnected units, whereby the circumferential walls of the interconnected first and second units abut each other and the interconnected units are secured together; characterized in that the plurality of units is formed in a ring such that the first end region of each unit of the plurality of units is received within the second end region of an adjacent second unit of the plurality of units; and in that the device is for use as a wheel further comprising a central hub connected to a plurality of spokes which extend radially from the central hub to the plurality of units and are attached to the plurality of units, and at least one of the plurality of units is moveable in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the ring.
A method for wireless communications, comprising: receiving a plurality of codewords from a user equipment, UE, via an uplink component carrier; and determining a first index pair and a second index pair for identifying resources of a downlink channel to use for transmitting acknowledgement messages for first and second codewords respectively, wherein each index pair includes a number of a channel group and a sequence index within the channel group; the first index pair being determined based on a first set of parameters, the first set of parameters including a number for demodulation reference signal, DMRS, n DMRS, a size of a spreading factor used for modulation in a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel, PHICH, N SF PHICH, a lowest index of physical resource blocks, PRBs, in a first slot of a corresponding physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, transmission, I PRB _ RA lowest _ index, a number of PHICH groups, N PHICH group, an index, I PHICH; the second index pair being determined based on the first set of parameters and a second set of parameters Δ 1 and A 2; and the second set of parameters not being used for determining the first index pair; wherein the second set of parameters is semi-statically configured by higher layers or dynamically signaled. receiving a plurality of codewords from a user equipment, UE, via an uplink component carrier; and determining a first index pair and a second index pair for identifying resources of a downlink channel to use for transmitting acknowledgement messages for first and second codewords respectively, wherein each index pair includes a number of a channel group and a sequence index within the channel group; the first index pair being determined based on a first set of parameters, the first set of parameters including a number for demodulation reference signal, DMRS, n DMRS, a size of a spreading factor used for modulation in a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel, PHICH, N SF PHICH, a lowest index of physical resource blocks, PRBs, in a first slot of a corresponding physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, transmission, I PRB _ RA lowest _ index, a number of PHICH groups, N PHICH group, an index, I PHICH; the second index pair being determined based on the first set of parameters and a second set of parameters Δ 1 and A 2; and the second set of parameters not being used for determining the first index pair; wherein the second set of parameters is semi-statically configured by higher layers or dynamically signaled.
A method performed by a mobile station for a base station change, the base station transferring packet switched communications between the mobile station and a support node, the base station change is of lossless type allowing lossless base station change of packet switched communications in unacknowledged mode between the mobile station and the support node, characterized in that the method comprises the step of sending the support node a message that provides downlink sequence number status for all packet flows subject to lossless packet switched handover upon arrival in a target cell.
Tank arrangement (62; 121) comprising a tank (1; 21; 41; 51) for a liquid (for example, aqueous) reducing agent, in particular for a urea solution for the reduction of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, the tank arrangement (62; 121) having an inner container which is arranged within the tank (1; 21; 41; 51) for receiving a part volume of reducing agent, the inner container dividing the tank (1; 21; 41; 51) into a part tank and a remaining tank, an electric heater (32, 65, 81, 83, 91, 93, 113) being arranged in the inner container for heating the reducing agent in the inner container, the tank (1; 21; 41; 51) having a container wall which is produced from plastic, characterized in that a first suction line is situated in the remaining tank and a second suction line (63, 163) is situated in the inner container, which suction lines lead to at least one pump of the tank arrangement (62; 121), in that a pressure control valve which discharges excess reducing agent to the inner container is arranged downstream of the at least one pump, and in that the inner container has a level drain to the remaining tank.
A thermosetting composite material, comprising a polymeric matrix and an inorganic filler material distributed within said matrix, characterized in that the polymeric matrix is a reaction soup which comprises (i) a mixture constituted by isobornyl methacrylate (IBOMA) and cyclohexyl methacrylate (CHMA) in a percentage comprised between 5% and 80% by weight on the weight of the soup; (ii) 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) in a percentage comprised between 5% and 15% by weight on the weight of the soup; (iii) one or more cross-linking agents in a percentage comprised between 0.001% and 4% by weight on the weight of the soup; and (iv) a solution of polymethyl methacrylate in methyl methacrylate, in a percentage which is the completion to 100% by weight on the weight of the soup.
A packaging device for filling a package with eggs, which package comprises a tray open at the top and a cover hingedly connected to the tray, which packaging device further comprises: - first displacement means for moving the package from an entry position to a filling position, characterised in that the device further comprises - lowering means for bringing the filled package to a lower level, the tray moving along a stationary closing member moving the cover from a fully open position, in which the cover is next to the tray, to an intermediate position in which the cover is at an angle with respect to the tray, and - second displacement means for moving the package after lowering to an exit position located below the entry position, whereby the tray is moved under the closing member with the closing member moving the cover from the intermediate position to a closed position. - first displacement means for moving the package from an entry position to a filling position, characterised in that the device further comprises - lowering means for bringing the filled package to a lower level, the tray moving along a stationary closing member moving the cover from a fully open position, in which the cover is next to the tray, to an intermediate position in which the cover is at an angle with respect to the tray, and - second displacement means for moving the package after lowering to an exit position located below the entry position, whereby the tray is moved under the closing member with the closing member moving the cover from the intermediate position to a closed position.
A method for reconstructing an image of an object, comprising illuminating the object by transmitting millimeter-wave and/or micrometer-wave radiation from an array of transmitting antennas; detecting signals of radiation reflected by the object with an array of receiving antennas and representing the detected signals by complex-numbered measurement data; performing coherent processing of the measurement data including complex number computations for image reconstruction; establishing Tx subgroups (502, 602) of transmitting antennas for which coherent processing (606, 610) is performed to achieve coherent subimages; establishing Rx subgroups of receiving antennas, whereby the receiving antennas of each Tx subgroup are located in or near the transmitting antennas of the associated Tx subgroup; characterized in that the receiving antennas of each Tx subgroup are limited to detect signals of radiation transmitted only from the transmitting antennas of the associated Tx subgroup; and calculating magnitude values each indicative of a magnitude of a complex number to obtain a magnitude subimage for each of the coherent subimages and generating the object image by adding the magnitude subimages. illuminating the object by transmitting millimeter-wave and/or micrometer-wave radiation from an array of transmitting antennas; detecting signals of radiation reflected by the object with an array of receiving antennas and representing the detected signals by complex-numbered measurement data; performing coherent processing of the measurement data including complex number computations for image reconstruction; establishing Tx subgroups (502, 602) of transmitting antennas for which coherent processing (606, 610) is performed to achieve coherent subimages; establishing Rx subgroups of receiving antennas, whereby the receiving antennas of each Tx subgroup are located in or near the transmitting antennas of the associated Tx subgroup; characterized in that the receiving antennas of each Tx subgroup are limited to detect signals of radiation transmitted only from the transmitting antennas of the associated Tx subgroup; and calculating magnitude values each indicative of a magnitude of a complex number to obtain a magnitude subimage for each of the coherent subimages and generating the object image by adding the magnitude subimages.
A method operational in a wireless device (102, 1602), the method comprising: wirelessly sending speaker-specific audio signals from the wireless device (102, 1602) to one or more external loudspeakers (108, 110), each speaker-specific audio signal adapted to be played back at a corresponding external loudspeaker to achieve a surround sound experience, characterized in that: the method comprises ascertaining a relative location of a target user with respect to the wireless device (102, 1602) and the one or more external loudspeakers (108, 110), where the location of the target user relative to the wireless device is arbitrary; and the surround sound experience is aimed at the ascertained location of the target user. wirelessly sending speaker-specific audio signals from the wireless device (102, 1602) to one or more external loudspeakers (108, 110), each speaker-specific audio signal adapted to be played back at a corresponding external loudspeaker to achieve a surround sound experience, characterized in that: the method comprises ascertaining a relative location of a target user with respect to the wireless device (102, 1602) and the one or more external loudspeakers (108, 110), where the location of the target user relative to the wireless device is arbitrary; and the surround sound experience is aimed at the ascertained location of the target user. the method comprises ascertaining a relative location of a target user with respect to the wireless device (102, 1602) and the one or more external loudspeakers (108, 110), where the location of the target user relative to the wireless device is arbitrary; and the surround sound experience is aimed at the ascertained location of the target user.
A method for determining the presence, absence or characteristics of an analyte, comprising (a) coupling the analyte to a membrane comprising a detector wherein the analyte is not coupled to the membrane via the detector and (b) allowing the analyte to interact with the detector present in the membrane and thereby determining the presence, absence or characteristics of the analyte.