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Method for producing a body implant, comprising the steps of: providing a tool (52; 54; 56) with a predetermined or predeterminable shape, Braiding around a first tool with at least one braiding material and thus creating a braid (10, 10a) at least partly in the shape of the tool, carrying out a shaping at the braid and removing a different tool (52, 56) from the braid (10, 10a), wherein the tool (52, 56) is configured in such a way that the shape of the tool (52, 56) is at least modifiable in such a way that the tool can be removed if the braid (10, 10a) is essentially closed and/or the braid (10, 10a) at least partly encases the tool (52, 56) and/or has undercuts, characterized in that the braid is at least partly unbraided after shaping in order to replace the first tool by another, easily dissolvable and/or easily removable tool (52, 56), and subsequently the braid is braided again essentially in the same manner and/or is replaced by a different braiding material. providing a tool (52; 54; 56) with a predetermined or predeterminable shape, Braiding around a first tool with at least one braiding material and thus creating a braid (10, 10a) at least partly in the shape of the tool, carrying out a shaping at the braid and removing a different tool (52, 56) from the braid (10, 10a), wherein the tool (52, 56) is configured in such a way that the shape of the tool (52, 56) is at least modifiable in such a way that the tool can be removed if the braid (10, 10a) is essentially closed and/or the braid (10, 10a) at least partly encases the tool (52, 56) and/or has undercuts, characterized in that the braid is at least partly unbraided after shaping in order to replace the first tool by another, easily dissolvable and/or easily removable tool (52, 56), and subsequently the braid is braided again essentially in the same manner and/or is replaced by a different braiding material.
An intramedullary nail (10; 100), comprising a distal nail portion (11; 110), a proximal nail portion (12; 22; 32; 120), separate from said distal nail portion (11; 110), a connector (15a, 15c; 25; 36; 170; 175) to fix the distal nail portion (11; 110) to the proximal nail portion (12; 22; 32; 120), and screws (14; 24; 34; 140) having a thread defining a shape and a pitch, characterized in that at least one of said proximal nail portion (12; 22; 32; 120) or distal nail portion (11; 110) includes at least one longitudinal slot (13; 23; 130) therethrough sized to receive the screws (14; 24; 34; 140) for fastening said nail portion to a bone, and said at least one longitudinal slot (13; 23; 130) including two opposing, grooved parallel side walls (13a; 131), the one or more grooves on each of said parallel side walls (13a; 131) having a shape and a pitch configured to match the shape and pitch of the screws (14; 24; 34; 140), all of said grooves being disposed parallel to each other and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the nail portion, and wherein the grooves on a first of said parallel side walls are vertically displaced one-half of said pitch relative to the grooves on the second, opposite, side wall.
An electrovalve for supplying a fluid into a washing machine, in particular for household use, comprising a body provided with a duct for the passage of said fluid, said duct comprising: - at least one inlet duct for said fluid; - at least one outlet duct for said fluid; - an intermediate duct for connecting said at least one inlet duct to said at least one outlet duct, said electrovalve comprising intercepting means, in particular associated with said intermediate portion, for selectively allowing or preventing the connection between said at least one inlet duct and said at least one outlet duct, said electrovalve being characterized in that said duct of the electrovalve comprises at least one collapsible wall (50A, 50B, 50C), said at least one collapsible wall (50A, 50B, 50C) being adapted to collapse in order to compensate for a possible increase in the volume and/or pressure of the fluid in said duct, in particular upon freezing of said fluid. - at least one inlet duct for said fluid; - at least one outlet duct for said fluid; - an intermediate duct for connecting said at least one inlet duct to said at least one outlet duct,
Outdoor luminaire, comprising a casing which is structured from a main body that comprises two areas, a first area, for housing a circuitry, and a second area, on the opposite side, for housing an optical group; the first area and the second area are separated from each other by at least one ventilation channel which allow the passage of air and water there through, the first area comprises a receptacle, a top lid with a first partition which fits onto the receptacle itself, characterized in that the top lid has a handle formed by a recess the luminaire comprises a second ventilation channel defined by the recess of the handle of the top lid through a base wall of the same recess resting on a first partition of the receptacle, which in turn ends in a slit-shaped outlet on a second partition which separates the areas (2a and 2b).
Renal neuromodulation apparatus comprising: a catheter that has a proximal section and ends in a distal section, wherein the distal section is expandable and assumes a helical configuration in the expanded state, and wherein a plurality of electrodes is disposed at the distal section.
A lubrication system comprising: a lubricant reservoir; an inlet into the lubricant reservoir; a diaphragm plate disposed at a topmost location within the lubricant reservoir; an actuator pin coupled to the diaphragm plate such that filling the lubricant reservoir forces the diaphragm plate upward, driving the actuator pin from a first position corresponding to an unfilled reservoir state to a second position corresponding to a filled reservoir state; and a refill inlet configured to receive lubricant; a refill outlet fluidly connected to the inlet of the lubricant reservoir; and a shutoff valve connected between the refill inlet and the refill outlet, and actuated by the actuator pin so as to fluidly connect the refill inlet and refill outlet when the actuator pin is in the first position, and fluidly isolate the refill inlet from the refill outlet when the actuator pin is in the second position. a lubricant reservoir; an inlet into the lubricant reservoir; a diaphragm plate disposed at a topmost location within the lubricant reservoir; an actuator pin coupled to the diaphragm plate such that filling the lubricant reservoir forces the diaphragm plate upward, driving the actuator pin from a first position corresponding to an unfilled reservoir state to a second position corresponding to a filled reservoir state; and a refill inlet configured to receive lubricant; a refill outlet fluidly connected to the inlet of the lubricant reservoir; and a shutoff valve connected between the refill inlet and the refill outlet, and actuated by the actuator pin so as to fluidly connect the refill inlet and refill outlet when the actuator pin is in the first position, and fluidly isolate the refill inlet from the refill outlet when the actuator pin is in the second position.
A RF heating system (100, 210, 220, 300, 700) comprising: a radio frequency signal source (340, 740) configured to produce an RF signal; an impedance matching network (360, 400, 700) that includes: a first planar inductor (412, 812); a second planar inductor (414, 814); a third planar inductor (413, 813); and a fourth planar inductor (415, 815); the RF heating system further comprising: a first electrode (170, 370, 770) that is electrically coupled to the RF signal source through the first planar inductor and the second planar inductor of the impedance matching network and a second electrode; a ground reference terminal; and a variable inductor network (411, 711), wherein the first electrode is electrically coupled to the ground reference terminal through the fourth planar inductor of the impedance matching network, and wherein the first electrode is also electrically coupled to the ground reference terminal through the third planar inductor, the second planar inductor and the variable inductor network. a radio frequency signal source (340, 740) configured to produce an RF signal; an impedance matching network (360, 400, 700) that includes: a first planar inductor (412, 812); a second planar inductor (414, 814); a third planar inductor (413, 813); and a fourth planar inductor (415, 815); a first planar inductor (412, 812); a second planar inductor (414, 814); a third planar inductor (413, 813); and a fourth planar inductor (415, 815); the RF heating system further comprising: a first electrode (170, 370, 770) that is electrically coupled to the RF signal source through the first planar inductor and the second planar inductor of the impedance matching network and a second electrode; a ground reference terminal; and a variable inductor network (411, 711), wherein the first electrode is electrically coupled to the ground reference terminal through the fourth planar inductor of the impedance matching network, and wherein the first electrode is also electrically coupled to the ground reference terminal through the third planar inductor, the second planar inductor and the variable inductor network. a first electrode (170, 370, 770) that is electrically coupled to the RF signal source through the first planar inductor and the second planar inductor of the impedance matching network and a second electrode; a ground reference terminal; and a variable inductor network (411, 711), wherein the first electrode is electrically coupled to the ground reference terminal through the fourth planar inductor of the impedance matching network, and wherein the first electrode is also electrically coupled to the ground reference terminal through the third planar inductor, the second planar inductor and the variable inductor network.
A substrate manufacturing method, comprising: a first step of disposing a laser condensing means on a surface of a single crystal member of magnesium oxide to be irradiated in a non-contact manner, the laser condensing means being for condensing a laser beam, the laser beam having a power density of 1000 W/cm 2 or more; and a second step of irradiating the laser beam to a surface of the single crystal member and condensing the laser beam into an inner portion of the single crystal member under a designated irradiation condition using the laser condensing means, simultaneously moving the laser condensing means and the single crystal member two-dimensionally relative to each other, and forming processing mark lines in parallel with one another, each of the processing mark lines being composed by forming processing marks in a line at the inner portion of the single crystal member, the processing marks being formed by thermal processing, wherein, in the second step, continuously formed line portions in which the processing marks are continuously formed in at least a part of the processing mark lines, such that air gaps that continue with one another are formed over the processing mark lines in the overlapped line portions, and planar peeling is caused from the irradiated surface side. a first step of disposing a laser condensing means on a surface of a single crystal member of magnesium oxide to be irradiated in a non-contact manner, the laser condensing means being for condensing a laser beam, the laser beam having a power density of 1000 W/cm 2 or more; and a second step of irradiating the laser beam to a surface of the single crystal member and condensing the laser beam into an inner portion of the single crystal member under a designated irradiation condition using the laser condensing means, simultaneously moving the laser condensing means and the single crystal member two-dimensionally relative to each other, and forming processing mark lines in parallel with one another, each of the processing mark lines being composed by forming processing marks in a line at the inner portion of the single crystal member, the processing marks being formed by thermal processing, wherein, in the second step, continuously formed line portions in which the processing marks are continuously formed in at least a part of the processing mark lines, such that air gaps that continue with one another are formed over the processing mark lines in the overlapped line portions, and planar peeling is caused from the irradiated surface side.
A method comprising: creating, by a first network device in a fabric network in response to receiving a connectivity message addressed to a first client device, a request packet, the request packet having a source address corresponding to an IP address of the first network device and a destination address corresponding to an IP address of the first client device, wherein the source address comprises a universal IP address for the first network device, the universal IP address being reachable by all Virtual Routing and Forwarding groups, VRFs, on the first network device using an interface installed at the first network device having the universal IP address defined for all VRFs; encapsulating, by the first network device, the request packet; and forwarding, by the first network device, the encapsulated request packet to a second network device associated with the first client device, wherein the first and second network devices comprise fabric edge devices of the fabric network. creating, by a first network device in a fabric network in response to receiving a connectivity message addressed to a first client device, a request packet, the request packet having a source address corresponding to an IP address of the first network device and a destination address corresponding to an IP address of the first client device, wherein the source address comprises a universal IP address for the first network device, the universal IP address being reachable by all Virtual Routing and Forwarding groups, VRFs, on the first network device using an interface installed at the first network device having the universal IP address defined for all VRFs; encapsulating, by the first network device, the request packet; and forwarding, by the first network device, the encapsulated request packet to a second network device associated with the first client device, wherein the first and second network devices comprise fabric edge devices of the fabric network.
An oral cavity apparatus, comprising: a body portion having first and second ends (120, 122) and a grip portion; an oral tool coupled to the first end of the body portion; a touch-sensitive sensor which is located on the body portion and outputs a sensor value indicative of a force applied thereto by a user, wherein said touch-sensitive sensor includes a pressure sensor with a plurality of pressure zones, each pressure zone being configured to detect pressure applied thereto, and said pressure sensor forms a signal indicative of the pressure zone(s) to which pressure is being applied by a user; and a controller configured to compare the sensor value with at least one threshold value, and to actuate the oral tool based upon the result of the comparison, to recognize the pressure pattern indicated by the signal, to use the recognized pattern to identify a user or type of user, and to configure operation of the oral cavity apparatus in accordance with the identified user or type of user. a body portion having first and second ends (120, 122) and a grip portion; an oral tool coupled to the first end of the body portion; a touch-sensitive sensor which is located on the body portion and outputs a sensor value indicative of a force applied thereto by a user, wherein said touch-sensitive sensor includes a pressure sensor with a plurality of pressure zones, each pressure zone being configured to detect pressure applied thereto, and said pressure sensor forms a signal indicative of the pressure zone(s) to which pressure is being applied by a user; and a controller configured to compare the sensor value with at least one threshold value, and to actuate the oral tool based upon the result of the comparison, to recognize the pressure pattern indicated by the signal, to use the recognized pattern to identify a user or type of user, and to configure operation of the oral cavity apparatus in accordance with the identified user or type of user.
A computer-implemented method for analyzing gait of a subject, said method comprising: a) providing data comprising the measured 3D-movement of a foot of said subject over time generated by a 3D-accelerometer and/or 3D-gyroscope mounted on a foot or shoe of said subject, wherein said 3D-movement comprises a plurality of strides of said foot; b) identifying within said data first data segments, wherein each of said first data segments represents at least one stride; c) determining one or more stride features for each of said first data segments; and d) defining one or more clusters on the basis of at least one stride feature of said one or more stride features, wherein each cluster represents a class of strides; wherein said method further comprises verifying if enough of said first data segments have been analyzed for defining said one or more clusters with a certain predefined significance. a) providing data comprising the measured 3D-movement of a foot of said subject over time generated by a 3D-accelerometer and/or 3D-gyroscope mounted on a foot or shoe of said subject, wherein said 3D-movement comprises a plurality of strides of said foot; b) identifying within said data first data segments, wherein each of said first data segments represents at least one stride; c) determining one or more stride features for each of said first data segments; and d) defining one or more clusters on the basis of at least one stride feature of said one or more stride features, wherein each cluster represents a class of strides;
Sealed anti-friction bearing, comprising an annular sealing washer (11, 12) which seals a rolling body space in the axial direction, the sealing washer (11, 12) having a fastening section for being connected fixedly to a bearing ring of the anti-friction bearing so as to rotate with it, and the sealing washer (11, 12) being anchored by way of its fastening section in a circumferential groove of the bearing ring, the fastening section having a first clamping element which is formed from a resilient elastomer, in the form of a radially outwardly directed barb, characterized in that the fastening section has a second clamping element which is likewise formed from a resilient elastomer, in the form of a radially inwardly directed annular bulge, and in that the barb and the bulge which have an oversize with respect to the groove and, in the state in which they are installed with the groove, enter into a non-positive connection with opposite faces of the groove.
A method of continuous erase and writing in an imaging system, the method comprising: supplying erasable media to an imaging device from a tray, the erasable media comprising a mix of an imaged and a non-imaged erasable medium; detecting, by a sensor the imaged erasable medium or the non-imaged erasable medium; selectively erasing the erasable media, at an erase subsystem, if the sensor detected that the erasable medium includes an image; selectively cooling the erasable media to a UV imaging temperature at a cooling subsystem; and selectively imaging the erasable media at a write subsystem, wherein the supplied erasable media continuously feeds through the imaging system in a single pass. supplying erasable media to an imaging device from a tray, the erasable media comprising a mix of an imaged and a non-imaged erasable medium; detecting, by a sensor the imaged erasable medium or the non-imaged erasable medium; selectively erasing the erasable media, at an erase subsystem, if the sensor detected that the erasable medium includes an image; selectively cooling the erasable media to a UV imaging temperature at a cooling subsystem; and selectively imaging the erasable media at a write subsystem, wherein the supplied erasable media continuously feeds through the imaging system in a single pass.
A transistor package comprising: a lead frame; a wide band-gap semiconductor device attached to the lead frame using a die attach material with a bulk thermal conductivity greater than 40 W/m-K and less than 200 W/m-K and a flexural modulus less than 20 GPa; and an over-mold that is molded around the lead frame and that substantially surrounds the wide band-gap semiconductor device, the over-mold having a glass transition temperature greater than 135°C and a flexural modulus less than 20 GPa, wherein the over-mold has a thermal coefficient of expansion less than 50 ppm/°C at temperatures above the glass transition temperature and a coefficient of thermal expansion less than 18 ppm/°C at temperatures below the glass transition temperature. a lead frame; a wide band-gap semiconductor device attached to the lead frame using a die attach material with a bulk thermal conductivity greater than 40 W/m-K and less than 200 W/m-K and a flexural modulus less than 20 GPa; and an over-mold that is molded around the lead frame and that substantially surrounds the wide band-gap semiconductor device, the over-mold having a glass transition temperature greater than 135°C and a flexural modulus less than 20 GPa, wherein the over-mold has a thermal coefficient of expansion less than 50 ppm/°C at temperatures above the glass transition temperature and a coefficient of thermal expansion less than 18 ppm/°C at temperatures below the glass transition temperature.
A piezoelectric force sensor comprising a housing including at least one piezoelectric body and an electrode electrically connected to this body, wherein a connecting device having a contact pin is secured at the housing or integrally formed therewith for transmitting measurement signals, said contact pin being connected to the electrode in an electrically conductive manner, characterized in that a helical compression spring is connected to the contact pin in an electrically conductive manner to form an electrical connection within the piezoelectric force sensor, at least one turn at an end of the helical compression spring close to the contact point is placed over said contact pin, the end of the helical compression spring close to the contact point is non-releasably attached to the contact pin via spring attachment by means of material bonding, and an end of the helical compression spring close to the electrode is operatively connected to the electrode in a releasable and electrically conductive manner so that the helical compression spring abuts at the electrode and is mechanically decoupled therefrom and the contact pin is spaced apart from the electrode, and measurement signals are transmitted from the housing of the piezoelectric force sensor from the electrode via the helical compression spring and the contact pin connected thereto and tapped off at the connecting device.