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A control device for use with a steerable medical device, comprising: at least one pair of control wires (64A, 64B, 68A, 68B) for deflecting the distal end of the medical device, wherein each control wire has a proximal end; a housing configured for receiving the pair of control wires (64A, 64B, 68A, 68B); an elongate transmission structure (260A, 260B) having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, wherein each end is coupled to one of the proximal ends of the pair of control wires (64A, 64B, 68A, 68B); the transmission structure (260A, 260B) comprising a plurality of bodies interconnected by links, the links slidably retained by opposite bodies, wherein a pair of adjacent bodies slidably move toward each other along the longitudinal axis of the transmission structure (260A, 260B) to receive a compressive force applied to the transmission structure, and the pair of adjacent bodies slidably move away from each other generally along the longitudinal axis of the transmission structure (260A, 260B) to receive a tensile force applied to the transmission structure; and a drive member (248, 254) for engaging the transmission structure (260A, 260B); and an actuator (204, 208) operably coupled to the drive member (248, 254) for effecting movement of the drive member (248, 254). at least one pair of control wires (64A, 64B, 68A, 68B) for deflecting the distal end of the medical device, wherein each control wire has a proximal end; a housing configured for receiving the pair of control wires (64A, 64B, 68A, 68B); an elongate transmission structure (260A, 260B) having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, wherein each end is coupled to one of the proximal ends of the pair of control wires (64A, 64B, 68A, 68B); the transmission structure (260A, 260B) comprising a plurality of bodies interconnected by links, the links slidably retained by opposite bodies, wherein a pair of adjacent bodies slidably move toward each other along the longitudinal axis of the transmission structure (260A, 260B) to receive a compressive force applied to the transmission structure, and the pair of adjacent bodies slidably move away from each other generally along the longitudinal axis of the transmission structure (260A, 260B) to receive a tensile force applied to the transmission structure; and a drive member (248, 254) for engaging the transmission structure (260A, 260B); and an actuator (204, 208) operably coupled to the drive member (248, 254) for effecting movement of the drive member (248, 254).
A transfer guide for an orthopaedic procedure comprising: a guide body configured to be coupled to an implant; and one or more transfer members extending from the guide body, the one or more transfer members configured to contact tissue, wherein the one or more transfer members include a plurality of transfer members circumferentially distributed about a periphery of the guide body, characterised in that each of the transfer members includes a first portion extending radially outward from the guide body and a second portion extending axially from the first portion, and the second portion is configured to contact tissue, wherein each of the transfer members is moveable axially relative to the guide body. a guide body configured to be coupled to an implant; and one or more transfer members extending from the guide body, the one or more transfer members configured to contact tissue, wherein the one or more transfer members include a plurality of transfer members circumferentially distributed about a periphery of the guide body, characterised in that each of the transfer members includes a first portion extending radially outward from the guide body and a second portion extending axially from the first portion, and the second portion is configured to contact tissue, wherein each of the transfer members is moveable axially relative to the guide body.
A multistage centrifugal turbomachine comprising: - a rotor assembly including a shaft carrying at least a first impeller and a second impeller; - a stator including a passage for a fluid flowing from an outlet side of the first impeller to an inlet side of the second impeller; the passage comprising a diffuser downstream the outlet side of the first impeller, a return channel upstream the inlet side of the second impeller and a bend connecting the diffuser and the return channel, a plurality of stator blades being provided in the return channel for guiding the fluid toward the inlet side of the second impeller; wherein the stator comprises a diaphragm extending between the first and the second impellers (10, 11), and the return channel comprises a first portion downstream the bend and a second portion immediately downstream the first portion, wherein said plurality of stator blades extending at least partially in said second portion of the return channel, the first portion of the return channel being delimited by a first and a second surface (19, 20) on the diaphragm, said first and second surface (19, 20) being distanced from each other along an axial direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the shaft, the second portion of the return channel being delimited by the second surface of the diaphragm and by a third surface on the first impeller, said third surface being adjacent to the first surface and axially distanced from the second surface; characterised in that each blade of said plurality of stator blades comprises: - a first portion extending in said first portion of the return channel between the first and the second surface (19, 20) of the diaphragm; - a second portion extending in said second portion of the return channel between the second surface of the diaphragm and the third surface of the first impeller. - a rotor assembly including a shaft carrying at least a first impeller and a second impeller; - a stator including a passage for a fluid flowing from an outlet side of the first impeller to an inlet side of the second impeller; the passage comprising a diffuser downstream the outlet side of the first impeller, a return channel upstream the inlet side of the second impeller and a bend connecting the diffuser and the return channel, a plurality of stator blades being provided in the return channel for guiding the fluid toward the inlet side of the second impeller; - a first portion extending in said first portion of the return channel between the first and the second surface (19, 20) of the diaphragm; - a second portion extending in said second portion of the return channel between the second surface of the diaphragm and the third surface of the first impeller.
A variable-speed belt drive assembly, the variable-speed belt drive assembly comprising a rotatable hub; a plurality of pulley segments, each pulley segment having a curved outer surface adapted to engage a drive belt; a plurality of slider devices, each slider device having an outer end attached to a corresponding one of the pulley segments, and each slider device having an inner end slidably received by the hub; and an actuator device for moving the pulley segments inwardly and outwardly with respect to the hub, characterized in that each slider device comprises at least two rods extending from the hub in parallel relationship to each other, and the hub having a plurality of sets of bores (20, 22), within each set, the bores (20, 22) are parallel to each other extending inwardly from an outer surface of the hub and slidably receiving a corresponding one of the at least two rods so that each pulley segment is radially movable with respect to the hub, wherein the variable-speed belt drive assembly includes a plurality of resilient members, each resilient member being mounted to a corresponding one of the rods, each resilient member being biased to urge one of the pulley segments outwardly.
A process for preparing racemic or optically active menthol of the formula by catalytically hydrogenating racemic or optically active isopulegol of the formula in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst comprising - from 30 to 70% by weight of oxygen compounds of nickel, calculated as NiO, - from 15 to 45% by weight of oxygen compounds of zirconium, calculated as ZrO 2, - from 5 to 30% by weight of oxygen compounds of copper, calculated as CuO and - from 0.1 to 10% by weight of oxygen compounds of molybdenum, calculated as MoO 3, where the figures in % by weight are based on the dry unreduced catalyst. - from 30 to 70% by weight of oxygen compounds of nickel, calculated as NiO, - from 15 to 45% by weight of oxygen compounds of zirconium, calculated as ZrO 2, - from 5 to 30% by weight of oxygen compounds of copper, calculated as CuO and - from 0.1 to 10% by weight of oxygen compounds of molybdenum, calculated as MoO 3,
A measurement device for use in an electroencephalogram measurement performed in the presence of a magnetic field, the measurement device comprising a wiring array for connecting an electrodes arrangement to an monitoring device, wherein: the wiring array comprises a plurality of sampling lines (102, 104, 106, 108) arranged to form a first group G1 of sampling lines and a second group G2 of sampling lines (110, 112, 114); the first group G1 of sampling lines is arranged in a spaced-apart substantially parallel relationship extending along a first axis, said first group G1 of sampling lines comprises wire bundles each comprising a plurality of first wires for connecting to a corresponding first plurality of electrodes, of said electrodes arrangement; the second group G2 of sampling lines is arranged in a spaced-apart substantially parallel relationship extending along a second axis, intersecting with said first axis, such that said first group G1 of sampling lines cross said second group G2 of sampling lines to form a net structure, said second group G2 of sampling lines comprises wire bundles each comprising a plurality of second wires for connecting to a corresponding second plurality of electrodes, of said electrodes arrangement; the wiring array is configured and operable for transmitting signals measured, by the first and second plurality of electrodes, in two directions, across and along the first group G1 of the sampling lines and across and along the second group G2 of the sampling lines, to the EEG monitoring device, wherein the wiring array is configured to generate EEG data indicative of a neural signal profile of EEG measurements with a decreased effect from motion and/or gradient artifacts caused by the magnetic field, by sampling along two directions, by the first and second plurality of electrodes connected by the corresponding plurality of first and second wires being held tightly together or twisted together.
A method of patterning a device, comprising: a) over a device substrate, forming a resist precursor structure including i) a first fluoropolymer layer including a first fluoropolymer material having a fluorine content of at least 50% by weight and soluble in a first hydrofluoroether solvent or in a first perfluorinated solvent, but less soluble in a second hydrofluoroether solvent relative to both the first hydrofluoroether and the first perfluorinated solvent, and ii) a second fluoropolymer layer including a second fluoropolymer material having a fluorine content less than that of the first fluoropolymer material and soluble in the first or second hydrofluoroether solvents, but less soluble in the first perfluorinated solvent relative to both the first and second hydrofluoroether solvents; and b) photo-lithographically forming a patterned resist structure and a complementary pattern of uncovered substrate, wherein such forming includes contact of at least a portion of the second fluoropolymer layer with a first fluorinated developing agent comprising the first or second hydrofluoroether solvent. a) over a device substrate, forming a resist precursor structure including i) a first fluoropolymer layer including a first fluoropolymer material having a fluorine content of at least 50% by weight and soluble in a first hydrofluoroether solvent or in a first perfluorinated solvent, but less soluble in a second hydrofluoroether solvent relative to both the first hydrofluoroether and the first perfluorinated solvent, and ii) a second fluoropolymer layer including a second fluoropolymer material having a fluorine content less than that of the first fluoropolymer material and soluble in the first or second hydrofluoroether solvents, but less soluble in the first perfluorinated solvent relative to both the first and second hydrofluoroether solvents; and i) a first fluoropolymer layer including a first fluoropolymer material having a fluorine content of at least 50% by weight and soluble in a first hydrofluoroether solvent or in a first perfluorinated solvent, but less soluble in a second hydrofluoroether solvent relative to both the first hydrofluoroether and the first perfluorinated solvent, and ii) a second fluoropolymer layer including a second fluoropolymer material having a fluorine content less than that of the first fluoropolymer material and soluble in the first or second hydrofluoroether solvents, but less soluble in the first perfluorinated solvent relative to both the first and second hydrofluoroether solvents; and b) photo-lithographically forming a patterned resist structure and a complementary pattern of uncovered substrate, wherein such forming includes contact of at least a portion of the second fluoropolymer layer with a first fluorinated developing agent comprising the first or second hydrofluoroether solvent.
A method for discharging a fixed amount of liquid by using an apparatus that comprises a pressure reducing valve for decompressing a compressed gas supplied from a pressure gas source, a discharge valve for controlling a passage amount of the gas decompressed by the pressure reducing valve, a liquid reservoir for discharging the liquid through a nozzle by pressing the liquid with the gas supplied through the discharge valve, and a buffer tank disposed between the pressure reducing valve and the discharge valve and having a larger volume than the liquid reservoir, wherein flow resistance of a flow path communicating the buffer tank and the liquid reservoir is set larger than flow resistance of a flow path communicating the buffer tank and the pressure reducing valve, characterized in that at least a part of the flow path communicating the buffer tank and the liquid reservoir is set to have a smaller diameter than a minimum inner diameter of the flow path communicating the buffer tank and the pressure reducing valve, thereby suppressing the pressure reduction that is generated in the flow path, through which the compressed gas is supplied to the liquid reservoir, when the pressure reducing valve is operated. wherein flow resistance of a flow path communicating the buffer tank and the liquid reservoir is set larger than flow resistance of a flow path communicating the buffer tank and the pressure reducing valve, characterized in that at least a part of the flow path communicating the buffer tank and the liquid reservoir is set to have a smaller diameter than a minimum inner diameter of the flow path communicating the buffer tank and the pressure reducing valve, thereby suppressing the pressure reduction that is generated in the flow path, through which the compressed gas is supplied to the liquid reservoir, when the pressure reducing valve is operated.
A method for leaching lithium ion battery scrap comprising leaching the scrap of the lithium ion battery containing nickel and/or cobalt in an acidic solution, the method comprising a metal leaching step of leaching nickel and/or cobalt by adding, together with the scrap, at least one of simple substances of manganese, compounds of manganese and a solution containing metal ions of manganese which are not contained in the scrap, to the acidic solution so that the metal ions of manganese are present in the acidic solution, and then contacting nickel and/or cobalt contained in the scrap with the metal ions of manganese in the acidic solution containing the metal ions of manganese, wherein in the metal leaching step, nickel and/or cobalt is leached based on an oxidation-reduction reaction of nickel and/or cobalt with the metal ions of manganese, and wherein, in the metal leaching step, the metal ions of manganese present in the acidic solution are precipitated as oxides by oxidation.
Ironing board comprising a laundry support element and a cover covering the laundry support element, in the edge of which cover a cord is incorporated, the laundry support element having two longitudinal sides, which extend along the length thereof in a longitudinal direction, and two transverse sides, which extend along the length thereof in a transverse direction that extends transversely to the longitudinal direction, the length of the longitudinal sides being greater than the length of the transverse sides, one of the longitudinal sides or each longitudinal side having a C-groove in which the cord is arranged such that the cord is held in the C-groove, characterised in that an insertion zone is formed so as to adjoin the C-groove in the longitudinal side, an opening of the insertion zone being larger than an opening of the C-groove, and in that a diameter of the cord is larger than the opening of the C-groove.
A segment for an abrasive article, the segment comprising: a segment body having: a first face extending along a length of the segment body on a first side of the segment body; a second face extending along the length of the segment body on a second side of the segment body opposite the first side; a gullet wall extending from the first face to the second face, wherein the gullet wall extends along an intra-segment gullet; the segment being characterized in that the segment body further comprises a recessed region extending into one or both of the first and second faces (144, 146), the recessed region comprising a gullet portion (160, 162) extending at least partially along the gullet wall. a first face extending along a length of the segment body on a first side of the segment body; a second face extending along the length of the segment body on a second side of the segment body opposite the first side; a gullet wall extending from the first face to the second face, wherein the gullet wall extends along an intra-segment gullet; the segment being characterized in that the segment body further comprises a recessed region extending into one or both of the first and second faces (144, 146), the recessed region comprising a gullet portion (160, 162) extending at least partially along the gullet wall.
A system for monitoring sanitation agents in a laundry machine, comprising: a plurality of channels (404A-F), each channel having an input port (106A-F), an output port (108A-F) and a glass tube (402A-F); each said input port and said output port adapted to be fluidly coupled to said laundry machine; a monitoring unit (406A-F) associated with each said glass tube, each monitoring unit including a bubble detector and a flow rate measurement unit, said bubble detector including an infrared LED and an infrared detector; a memory storing computer-readable instructions and a controller communicatively coupled to each said monitoring unit (406A-F) and being configured to execute said instructions to wirelessly communicate to a web page: a flow rate and a volume of a sanitation agent that has passed through each of said glass tubes (402A-F) based on said flow rate measurement units; and an indication of an alarm condition if a bubble is detected by said bubble detectors. a plurality of channels (404A-F), each channel having an input port (106A-F), an output port (108A-F) and a glass tube (402A-F); each said input port and said output port adapted to be fluidly coupled to said laundry machine; a monitoring unit (406A-F) associated with each said glass tube, each monitoring unit including a bubble detector and a flow rate measurement unit, said bubble detector including an infrared LED and an infrared detector; a memory storing computer-readable instructions and a controller communicatively coupled to each said monitoring unit (406A-F) and being configured to execute said instructions to wirelessly communicate to a web page: a flow rate and a volume of a sanitation agent that has passed through each of said glass tubes (402A-F) based on said flow rate measurement units; and an indication of an alarm condition if a bubble is detected by said bubble detectors. a flow rate and a volume of a sanitation agent that has passed through each of said glass tubes (402A-F) based on said flow rate measurement units; and an indication of an alarm condition if a bubble is detected by said bubble detectors.
A retaining cam, in particular for a quick-release fastener for connecting, e.g., plate-shaped components, comprising a cage (4, 18) that can be rigidly connected to one of the components and comprising a housing which is mounted on the cage (4, 18) and in which a retaining cam screw is provided which is rotationally fixed and onto which a locking bolt having an internal thread and connectable to another component can be screwed, wherein the housing has a flange or projection on the side facing the components to be connected, wherein the housing can be displaced relative to the cage (4, 18) in a direction parallel to the plane of the contact surface of the components, characterized in that the housing is made of metal and the cage (4, 18) is made of plastics, and that the cage (4, 18) has an opening on the side facing the components to be connected, in which opening the housing with the flange can be inserted, and has a bottom section on the side facing away from the components to be connected for supporting the flange or the projection of the housing.
A method for extracting metal and oxygen from powdered metal oxides in an electrolytic cell, comprising a container, a cathode, an anode and an oxygen-ion-conducting membrane, the method comprising: - providing a solid oxygen ion conducting electrolyte powder into a container, - providing a feedstock comprising at least one metal oxide in powdered form into the container, - applying an electric potential across the cathode and the anode, the cathode being in communication with the electrolyte powder and the anode being in communication with the membrane in communication with the electrolyte powder, such that at least one respective metallic species of the at least one metal oxide is reduced at the cathode and oxygen is oxidized at the anode to form molecular oxygen, wherein the potential across the cathode and the anode is greater than the dissociation potential of the at least one metal oxide and less than the dissociation potential of the solid electrolyte powder and the membrane. - providing a solid oxygen ion conducting electrolyte powder into a container, - providing a feedstock comprising at least one metal oxide in powdered form into the container, - applying an electric potential across the cathode and the anode, the cathode being in communication with the electrolyte powder and the anode being in communication with the membrane in communication with the electrolyte powder, such that at least one respective metallic species of the at least one metal oxide is reduced at the cathode and oxygen is oxidized at the anode to form molecular oxygen,
A method for analysing a urine sample from a subject comprising a. exposing the urine sample to a lysis buffer that is capable of releasing an Mcm protein from cells in the urine sample, wherein the lysis buffer comprises: (i) a detergent which comprises or consists of triton X-100; and (ii) a buffer component which comprises or consists of Tris or Trizma buffer; and b. performing an assay to detect the presence of the Mcm protein in the urine sample. a. exposing the urine sample to a lysis buffer that is capable of releasing an Mcm protein from cells in the urine sample, wherein the lysis buffer comprises: (i) a detergent which comprises or consists of triton X-100; and (ii) a buffer component which comprises or consists of Tris or Trizma buffer; and b. performing an assay to detect the presence of the Mcm protein in the urine sample.