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An instrument for ligating hemorrhoids, comprising a rod provided with a handle and having an end proximal to the operator and a distal end adapted to receive one or more elastic rings (A1, A2), the distal end and the proximal end of the rod having respective openings (10, 11), wherein the rod is composed of a tubular body, and wherein the handle comprises a connection portion with the rod that is substantially perpendicular to the tubular body, wherein the instrument further comprises a slidable member being arranged on the outer surface of said rod, which is adapted to disengage upon a command said one or more elastic rings (A1, A2) from said distal end of said rod, wherein actuating means of said slidable member are provided, comprising a mobile member, which can be screwed on a threaded member associated to said handle, so that the mobile member can move along the axis of said threaded member following a manual command, said mobile member being operatively connected with said slidable member for advancing or retracting it wherein the threaded member extends from the front of said connection portion and wherein the mobile member comprises a tubular portion, having internally a thread complementary to that of the threaded member, a guide member comprising a circular track being arranged on the tubular portion, the slidable member comprising a body having a semi-cylindrical inner surface and comprising at a proximal end thereof a tab from which a tooth extends downwardly, said tooth being inserted into the circular track of the guide member.
A toner cartridge, comprising: a body to store toner; a front cover located in front of the body and provided with a first opening to provide a grip portion to pull the toner cartridge in a forward direction; the toner cartridge being characterized by: an opening/closing member located inside the front cover and switchable between a first position at which the first opening is closed and a second position at which the first opening is opened; and an elastic member to apply an elastic force to the opening/closing member in a direction to restore the opening/closing member to the second position. a body to store toner; a front cover located in front of the body and provided with a first opening to provide a grip portion to pull the toner cartridge in a forward direction; the toner cartridge being characterized by: an opening/closing member located inside the front cover and switchable between a first position at which the first opening is closed and a second position at which the first opening is opened; and an elastic member to apply an elastic force to the opening/closing member in a direction to restore the opening/closing member to the second position. an opening/closing member located inside the front cover and switchable between a first position at which the first opening is closed and a second position at which the first opening is opened; and an elastic member to apply an elastic force to the opening/closing member in a direction to restore the opening/closing member to the second position.
A multilayer structure magnetic device, comprising: (a) a first layer (21, 21a) made of a material with a first bond energy, and (b) an upper second layer (22, 22a) that is non-crystalline or nano-crystalline and is made of a material with a second bond energy that is greater than the first bond energy such that deposition of the upper second layer results in resputtering of the first layer to give a first layer with a first surface having a first peak to peak roughness, and the upper second layer formed on the first surface, the upper second layer has a second surface with the first peak to peak roughness. (a) a first layer (21, 21a) made of a material with a first bond energy, and (b) an upper second layer (22, 22a) that is non-crystalline or nano-crystalline and is made of a material with a second bond energy that is greater than the first bond energy such that deposition of the upper second layer results in resputtering of the first layer to give a first layer with a first surface having a first peak to peak roughness, and the upper second layer formed on the first surface, the upper second layer has a second surface with the first peak to peak roughness.
Method for measuring distance, comprising the following steps: - Capture of at least two temporally sequential images by means of a contactless sensor device (2, 2a); - Assignment of semantic information (21, 22, 23) to at least one image region in the at least two images, wherein the assignment of semantic information to various image regions is executed by means of an artificial neural network; - Selection of at least one subregion in one or more image regions of the at least two images which is appropriate for the determination of distance, by reference to the assigned semantic information, wherein the at least one subregion selected shows a ground plane in the images; - Determination of an optical flux by reference to the at least one selected subregion in the at least two images; and - Determination of the distance completed by reference to the optical flux thus determined, wherein the distance completed is determined by reference to a height of the contactless sensor device (2, 2a) above a ground plane, the optical flux determined and the focal length of the contactless sensor device (2, 2a). - Capture of at least two temporally sequential images by means of a contactless sensor device (2, 2a); - Assignment of semantic information (21, 22, 23) to at least one image region in the at least two images, wherein the assignment of semantic information to various image regions is executed by means of an artificial neural network; - Selection of at least one subregion in one or more image regions of the at least two images which is appropriate for the determination of distance, by reference to the assigned semantic information, wherein the at least one subregion selected shows a ground plane in the images; - Determination of an optical flux by reference to the at least one selected subregion in the at least two images; and - Determination of the distance completed by reference to the optical flux thus determined, wherein the distance completed is determined by reference to a height of the contactless sensor device (2, 2a) above a ground plane, the optical flux determined and the focal length of the contactless sensor device (2, 2a).
An electric circuit arrangement for the functional testing of a monitoring device for a power supply system, the electric circuit arrangement having a test resistance (R f1, R f2) which is switched between an active conductor (L 1, L 2) of the power supply system and ground and has a settable actual resistance value (R x), having a bidirectional cascade consisting of field-effect transistors as test resistances (R f1, R f2) and by an analog control for the continuous-value setting of the actual resistance value (R x) to a predeterminable target resistance value (R 0), the control comprising a transformation block which transforms the predeterminable target resistance value (R 0) to a target voltage (U 0) as a reference variable by means of an actual current (I x); a current measurement which detects a transistor current (I m) flowing through the transistor cascade and supplies the transistor current (I m) to the transformation block in a scaled manner as the actual current (I x); a comparison element which compares the target voltage (U 0) to an actual voltage (U x) and forms a differential voltage (U d) as a control deviation; a voltage measurement which detects a transistor voltage (U m) dropping via the transistor cascade and supplies the transistor voltage (U m) to the comparison element in a scaled manner as the actual voltage (U x); a controller which generates an actuating variable from the differential voltage (U d) for controlling a control path which is formed by the transistor cascade having the resistance value as a control variable (R x); characterized by a controllable switch device which switches the actual voltage (U x) to zero to shut down the control and causes a soft shutoff and switching of the test resistance (R f1, R f2). a transformation block which transforms the predeterminable target resistance value (R 0) to a target voltage (U 0) as a reference variable by means of an actual current (I x); a current measurement which detects a transistor current (I m) flowing through the transistor cascade and supplies the transistor current (I m) to the transformation block in a scaled manner as the actual current (I x); a comparison element which compares the target voltage (U 0) to an actual voltage (U x) and forms a differential voltage (U d) as a control deviation; a voltage measurement which detects a transistor voltage (U m) dropping via the transistor cascade and supplies the transistor voltage (U m) to the comparison element in a scaled manner as the actual voltage (U x); a controller which generates an actuating variable from the differential voltage (U d) for controlling a control path which is formed by the transistor cascade having the resistance value as a control variable (R x); characterized by a controllable switch device which switches the actual voltage (U x) to zero to shut down the control and causes a soft shutoff and switching of the test resistance (R f1, R f2).
A disc type furrow opener angle setting mechanism comprises a mechanism body connected to a sowing machine, a furrow opener disc, a disc connection strut connected to the mechanism body and the furrow opener disc; and enables the disc take a position according to a desired disc angle (e) and/or tilt angle (d) for different crop, soil and field circumstances and the furrow opener angle setting mechanism comprising; - In order to adjust the disc angle of the furrow disc, at least one flange couple located between the disc connection strut and the mechanism body and is in a position parallel to the vertical axis (y) and perpendicular to the movement direction (x) and - In order to adjust the tilt angle of the furrow disc, at least one further flange couple located between the mechanism body and the sowing machine and is in a position perpendicular to the vertical axis (y) and parallel to the movement direction (x) wherein the flange couples comprise; • a fixed flange on which at least one pin is found, • a moving flange located in a manner to be able to perform a turning move on the fixed flange and on which at least one pin socket is formed through which the said pin passes and moves bidirectional, • at least one fixing element fixes the positions of the fixed flange and moving flange according to each other; characterized in that three pins are located on the fixed flange with a 120 degree positioning angle (b) to one another, and three pin sockets are located with a 60 degrees of pin socket positioning angle (a) to one another and the pin transcursion length angle (c) is 60 degrees on the moving flange. - In order to adjust the disc angle of the furrow disc, at least one flange couple located between the disc connection strut and the mechanism body and is in a position parallel to the vertical axis (y) and perpendicular to the movement direction (x) and - In order to adjust the tilt angle of the furrow disc, at least one further flange couple located between the mechanism body and the sowing machine and is in a position perpendicular to the vertical axis (y) and parallel to the movement direction (x) wherein the flange couples comprise; • a fixed flange on which at least one pin is found, • a moving flange located in a manner to be able to perform a turning move on the fixed flange and on which at least one pin socket is formed through which the said pin passes and moves bidirectional, • at least one fixing element fixes the positions of the fixed flange and moving flange according to each other; characterized in that • a fixed flange on which at least one pin is found, • a moving flange located in a manner to be able to perform a turning move on the fixed flange and on which at least one pin socket is formed through which the said pin passes and moves bidirectional, • at least one fixing element fixes the positions of the fixed flange and moving flange according to each other; characterized in that
3D dosimeter for the dose verification in radiotherapy and for the quality controls of radiation beams by means of the electron paramagnetic resonance - EPR - reading of the radioinduced signal, in which the dosimetric material consists of a polymeric matrix that incorporates nanometric microporous crystals of inorganic material, characterized in that the microporous polymeric matrix that incorporates nanometric microporous crystals of inorganic material is alginate.
A method for measuring the level of the GTPase KRas Protein (KRas) in a human biological sample of formalin-fixed tissue, comprising detecting and quantifying the amount of a KRas fragment peptide in a protein digest prepared from said biological sample using mass spectrometry; and calculating the level of KRas protein in said sample; wherein the KRas fragment peptide is the peptide of SEQ ID NO:1; and wherein said level is a relative level or an absolute level.
An apparatus for orienting a partially coated spherical-object, containing a coating over a portion of a surface of the spherical-object, wherein the coating defines a spherical-cap, and wherein the spherical-cap defines a polar-axis passing through both a center of the spherical-object and through an apex of the spherical-cap, said polar-axis oriented normal to a plane defining a base of the spherical-cap, wherein an intersection of the plane and the surface defines a boundary-line, comprising: a pedestal which retains the spherical-object and selectively rotates the spherical-object about a longitudinal-axis of the pedestal; a camera that captures an image of the spherical-object on the pedestal; characterised by a controller in communication with the pedestal and the camera, said controller operable to control the rotation of the pedestal, detect the boundary-line in the image, and determine when the pedestal has positioned the spherical-object to cause the boundary-line to have a zero-curvature, wherein the controller is also operable to determine a height of the spherical-cap is within a predetermined range based on the image from the camera. a pedestal which retains the spherical-object and selectively rotates the spherical-object about a longitudinal-axis of the pedestal; a camera that captures an image of the spherical-object on the pedestal; characterised by a controller in communication with the pedestal and the camera, said controller operable to control the rotation of the pedestal, detect the boundary-line in the image, and determine when the pedestal has positioned the spherical-object to cause the boundary-line to have a zero-curvature, wherein the controller is also operable to determine a height of the spherical-cap is within a predetermined range based on the image from the camera.
A balloon wrapping apparatus for wrapping a balloon of a balloon catheter provided with the balloon at a distal portion of an elongated shaft, the balloon wrapping apparatus comprising: a pleating section that has a plurality of wing forming members aligned with space parts therebetween in a circumferential direction, and that forms the balloon with wing shapes projecting in radial directions by clamping by the wing forming members the balloon caused to enter into the space parts by moving rotationally the wing forming members; a folding section that has a plurality of folding members aligned in a circumferential direction, and that folds the wing shapes formed in the balloon by moving rotationally the folding members; a support base that supports a part of the shaft which part is on a proximal side of the balloon, and that makes the distal portion of the shaft positionable in relation to the pleating section and the folding section; and a grasping section including a collet chuck forming clamping portions and a chuck holder for holding the collet chuck, capable of grasping only a part of the balloon catheter which part is on a distal side of the balloon, and wherein the part clamped by the clamping portions is an inner tube. a pleating section that has a plurality of wing forming members aligned with space parts therebetween in a circumferential direction, and that forms the balloon with wing shapes projecting in radial directions by clamping by the wing forming members the balloon caused to enter into the space parts by moving rotationally the wing forming members; a folding section that has a plurality of folding members aligned in a circumferential direction, and that folds the wing shapes formed in the balloon by moving rotationally the folding members; a support base that supports a part of the shaft which part is on a proximal side of the balloon, and that makes the distal portion of the shaft positionable in relation to the pleating section and the folding section; and a grasping section including a collet chuck forming clamping portions and a chuck holder for holding the collet chuck, capable of grasping only a part of the balloon catheter which part is on a distal side of the balloon, and wherein the part clamped by the clamping portions is an inner tube.
Filter apparatus for improving a voltage (Ud) of a power supply connection, wherein the filter apparatus has: - a supporting capacitor (Cst); - a dual-quadrant actuator with a supporting voltage terminal, which is connected to the supporting capacitor (Cst), and with an alternating voltage terminal for parallel connection to the power supply connection; - a control circuit for generating at least one first control signal for the dual-quadrant actuator, wherein the control circuit is provided to generate the first control signal by taking into account a first alternating voltage portion of the voltage (Ud) of the power supply connection; characterised in that the control circuit has a first bandpass filter for filtering the first alternating voltage portion of the voltage (Ud) of the power supply connection, wherein a pass frequency range of the first bandpass filter is matched with a resonance frequency (FRzk) of the power supply connection. - a supporting capacitor (Cst); - a dual-quadrant actuator with a supporting voltage terminal, which is connected to the supporting capacitor (Cst), and with an alternating voltage terminal for parallel connection to the power supply connection; - a control circuit for generating at least one first control signal for the dual-quadrant actuator, wherein the control circuit is provided to generate the first control signal by taking into account a first alternating voltage portion of the voltage (Ud) of the power supply connection;
Method for assisting the navigation of an aircraft, said method comprising the following steps: • generating (21, 121, 221, 321, 421) a graph comprising nodes (7, 17, 27 37, 47, 57, 67) and arcs (8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 88, 98, 108) corresponding to a set of preferred waypoints and routes for said aircraft, each arc (8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 88, 98, 108) connecting two nodes (7, 17, 27 37, 47, 57, 67) to each other and each node (7, 17, 27 37, 47, 57, 67) being connected to at least one other node (7, 17, 27 37, 47, 57, 67), • storing said graph in a memory installed on board said aircraft, • planning a mission to reach a destination position, • identifying a current position of said aircraft in said graph, said step of identifying said current position being carried out by means of images captured in flight during said mission of said aircraft, and • calculating a flight path by means of said graph, in order to move from said current position of said aircraft to said destination position, characterized in that each arc (8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 88, 98, 108) of said graph is assigned an image usability index making it possible to quantify a probability of satisfying said step of identifying said current position, said step of identifying said current position being carried out at any time on one of said arcs (8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 88, 98, 108) of said graph arranged between two consecutive nodes (7, 17, 27 37, 47, 57, 67), and in that said calculation of a flight path is carried out depending on the image usability indices of the arcs (8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 88, 98, 108). • generating (21, 121, 221, 321, 421) a graph comprising nodes (7, 17, 27 37, 47, 57, 67) and arcs (8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 88, 98, 108) corresponding to a set of preferred waypoints and routes for said aircraft, each arc (8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 88, 98, 108) connecting two nodes (7, 17, 27 37, 47, 57, 67) to each other and each node (7, 17, 27 37, 47, 57, 67) being connected to at least one other node (7, 17, 27 37, 47, 57, 67), • storing said graph in a memory installed on board said aircraft, • planning a mission to reach a destination position, • identifying a current position of said aircraft in said graph, said step of identifying said current position being carried out by means of images captured in flight during said mission of said aircraft, and • calculating a flight path by means of said graph, in order to move from said current position of said aircraft to said destination position,
A method for performing a handover in a wireless communications system, said system comprising at least one mobile terminal, a plurality of base stations (300a - 300e), at least one central entity managing said plurality of base stations, whereby said method comprises the steps of: - said mobile terminal transmits a handover request message in a pre-assigned slot, requesting a new point of attachment, whereby said transmission of said handover request message is either a broadcast or a multicast transmission; - said plurality of base stations (300a - 300e) upon receiving said handover request message determine which one of said plurality of base stations is to become said new point of attachment; - a base station upon completion of said determination on becoming said new point of attachment transmitting a handover response message to said mobile terminal; - said mobile, terminal upon reception of said handover response message changing its point of attachment. - 300e), at least one central entity managing said plurality of base stations, whereby said method comprises the steps of: - said mobile terminal transmits a handover request message in a pre-assigned slot, requesting a new point of attachment, whereby said transmission of said handover request message is either a broadcast or a multicast transmission; - said plurality of base stations (300a - 300e) upon receiving said handover request message determine which one of said plurality of base stations is to become said new point of attachment; - a base station upon completion of said determination on becoming said new point of attachment transmitting a handover response message to said mobile terminal; - said mobile, terminal upon reception of said handover response message changing its point of attachment.