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An endoscopic biopsy instrument for obtaining a tissue sample from a body of a patient, the endoscopic biopsy instrument comprising: - a proximal portion adapted to remain outside of the body of the patient in use, and - a distal portion adapted to be inserted into the body of the patient in use, - a sleeve extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion, and - a motion transferring member extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion within the sleeve, characterized in that the motion transferring member is configured to transfer rotary and linear motion, wherein the distal portion comprises a distal end of the motion transferring member adapted to be connected to a rotatable cutting tip being extendable from a distal end of the sleeve, and being configured to obtain a tissue sample from within the body of the patient using rotary motion, and wherein the proximal portion comprises a handle portion connected to the sleeve, the handle portion comprising: - a rotary motion element connected to the motion transferring member for transferring rotary motion to the rotatable cutting tip, - a linear motion element connected to the cutting tip via the motion transferring member, for extending and retracting the cutting tip from the distal portion of the sleeve, and - a lockable adjustment device (6, 7, 9A) for, in situ, adjusting and locking a maximum length that the rotatable cutting tip extends from the distal portion of the sleeve, when being extended and retracted by the linear motion element and being rotatable by the rotary motion element. - a proximal portion adapted to remain outside of the body of the patient in use, and - a distal portion adapted to be inserted into the body of the patient in use, - a sleeve extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion, and - a motion transferring member extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion within the sleeve, characterized in that the motion transferring member is configured to transfer rotary and linear motion, - a rotary motion element connected to the motion transferring member for transferring rotary motion to the rotatable cutting tip, - a linear motion element connected to the cutting tip via the motion transferring member, for extending and retracting the cutting tip from the distal portion of the sleeve, and - a lockable adjustment device (6, 7, 9A) for, in situ, adjusting and locking a maximum length that the rotatable cutting tip extends from the distal portion of the sleeve, when being extended and retracted by the linear motion element and being rotatable by the rotary motion element.
A method for wireless communication, comprising: determining potential interference from communications with a first wireless node within a first coverage area through a first wireless interface; and managing the potential interference when communicating with a neighboring apparatus within a second coverage area through a second wireless interface; wherein the second coverage area is greater than the first coverage area and the neighboring apparatus is outside the first coverage area. determining potential interference from communications with a first wireless node within a first coverage area through a first wireless interface; and managing the potential interference when communicating with a neighboring apparatus within a second coverage area through a second wireless interface; wherein the second coverage area is greater than the first coverage area and the neighboring apparatus is outside the first coverage area.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of a thrombotic disease, comprising an effective amount of timosaponin AIII and timosaponin BII, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, characterized in that the amount of timosaponin AIII is greater than or equal to the amount of timosaponin BII,
A bicycle transport container, in particular a bicycle cardboard box, comprising an outer container, in particular of cuboid shape, a fork receiving element arranged inside the outer container, the fork receiving element having a receiving element adapted to be arranged between the dropouts of the bicycle fork in order to receive a bicycle fork, characterized in that the receiving element is substantially arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the outer container so that a bicycle fork mounted to the receiving element can also be arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the outer container in a packaged state. an outer container, in particular of cuboid shape, a fork receiving element arranged inside the outer container, the fork receiving element having a receiving element adapted to be arranged between the dropouts of the bicycle fork in order to receive a bicycle fork, characterized in that the receiving element is substantially arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the outer container so that a bicycle fork mounted to the receiving element can also be arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the outer container in a packaged state.
Method for generating an image document in which a vehicle measured by a radar device can be identified, in which method a radar lobe (5.2) with marginal rays (5.3) is directed across a carriageway by means of a radar device, the carriageway being located in the object field of a camera, whereby vehicles passing through the radar lobe (5.2) are measured, distance values are derived from the measurement values obtained by the measurement, an image recording is generated by means of the camera at a specific trigger time, a marking comprising at least one marking line (3.1, 3.2) is generated by including at least one derived distance value, a representation of the marking in the image plane of the camera is calculated and the image recording and the calculated representation are combined to form an image document by projecting the representation onto the image recording in a visible manner, in order to identify the measured vehicle depending on the relative position of the vehicles represented in the image recording with respect to the representation, characterized in that the at least one marking line (3.1, 3.2) is calculated so that it forms an arc, with a radius (r i, r a), projected onto the carriageway, the centre point (3.3) of said arc being positioned in the base point of the radar device, wherein a representative distance value is determined from the derived distance values, said representative distance value being representative of the distance of the measured vehicle at the trigger time, and the radius (r i, r a) is derived from the representative distance value.
A small food chopper, comprising a food container, a blade assembly with cutting blades (54, 55) that is set in the said container and can spin, and a container cover assembly that is on top of the said container and cannot rotate relative to the container, said container cover assembly has a top surface and a bottom surface, further comprising a rotating knob and a transmission mechanism, said rotating knob intrudes out from the top surface of the said container cover assembly wherein when the rotating knob is configured to rotate against the said container cover assembly and drive the transmission mechanism to make the said blade assembly spin, wherein said rotating knob is at eccentric position of the said container cover assembly and is set on the top surface of the said container cover assembly and wherein said transmission mechanism is set on the bottom surface of the said container cover assembly, wherein the food chopper further comprises threads in the round inner surface of the said rotating knob, wherein the said transmission mechanism includes a driving gear, a spinning gear, and a spinning shaft, said driving gear is set on the bottom surface of the said container cover assembly, fitting into both said threads and the spinning gear, the spinning gear is mounted on the said spinning shaft, said spinning shaft extends outside the bottom surface of the said container cover assembly through a second hole in the center of the said bottom surface of the said container cover assembly and wherein said spinning shaft is mounted to the said blade assembly, wherein there is a first positioning column in the center inside of the said rotating knob, and wherein in the top surface of the said container cover assembly, there is a notch that fits into the said rotating knob and a first positioning hole that is deposited on said top surface and fits into the said first positioning column, characterized in that end of the said first positioning column is split into several elastic strips by several axial cuttings, and said rotating knob is mounted to the said notch on the top surface of the said container cover assembly by matching the elastic strips of the first positioning column into the said first positioning hole.
A walkway assembly (11,12) adapted for attachment or when attached to a support structure, said assembly comprising: - a primary support for on-site attachment to the support structure; a plurality of tread modules each attached relative to the primary support and moveable between a first position and a second position at which a part of each tread module is spaced further from the primary support than when at the first position; at least one riser unit for supporting the tread modules relative to the primary support in at least the second of the first and second positions; characterised in that said primary support comprises a primary support member which comprises a groove formation for location of the primary support relative to at least one of the support structure and another support member, and said groove formation defining a channel which is generally of a C shape in cross-section whereby within the groove there are two abutment surfaces each of which lies at a respective side of the groove opening in a side face of the support member (13,45).
A computer-implemented method for radiation therapy treatment planning, comprising: a. obtaining a protocol plan, which has been created by applying a plan generation protocol to a set of patient data for a current patient, said set of patient data comprising at least one planning image; b. calculating at least one protocol DVH curve, each protocol DVH curve relating a dose distribution for the protocol plan to a volume of a structure in a structure set associated with the at least one planning image; c. obtaining estimated clinical DVH curves for the current patient by sending the at least one protocol DVH curve for the current patient as a query to a prediction model, the prediction model being arranged to determine estimated clinical DVH curves for the current patient on the basis of protocol DVH curves for the current patient based on a relationship between protocol DVH curves and clinical DVH curves for a collection of previous patients; d. using at least one of the estimated clinical DVH curves in treatment planning for the current patient. a. obtaining a protocol plan, which has been created by applying a plan generation protocol to a set of patient data for a current patient, said set of patient data comprising at least one planning image; b. calculating at least one protocol DVH curve, each protocol DVH curve relating a dose distribution for the protocol plan to a volume of a structure in a structure set associated with the at least one planning image; c. obtaining estimated clinical DVH curves for the current patient by sending the at least one protocol DVH curve for the current patient as a query to a prediction model, the prediction model being arranged to determine estimated clinical DVH curves for the current patient on the basis of protocol DVH curves for the current patient based on a relationship between protocol DVH curves and clinical DVH curves for a collection of previous patients; d. using at least one of the estimated clinical DVH curves in treatment planning for the current patient.
Method for producing pouches for tobacco, wherein the pouches have a pocket for accommodating a pouch contents, and wherein the pocket is bounded by lateral seams (14, 15), and wherein the pocket has an opening for supplying or for removing the pouch contents, and wherein the opening is closable by a pouch flap of the pouch, and wherein at least one separate blank is attached to the pouch by adhesive bonding, in particular a tape for securing the pouch flap to the pouch in a closed position, or a wrap-around label, wherein the blank is attached in a first step with a first portion to the pouch, and in that subsequently, in a second step, a second portion of the blank is pressed against the pouch in a manner following a curved contour of the pouch and is attached to the latter, characterized in that the blank is attached with the first portion to the pouch flap in such a manner that the second portion projects beyond an edge of the pouch flap, and wherein the first portion is attached in the region of a large side surface of the pouch, and wherein the second portion is guided as far as into the region of an opposite side surface and is attached there.
A light emitting diode lighting system comprising: a power factor correction controller characterised in that: an input to receive a phase delay signal indicating a phase delay of a phase modulated dimmer signal; and a digital signal processor, coupled to the input, to receive the phase delay signal and determine a PFC control operating parameter from the phase delay signal and to generate a PFC switch control signal using the determined operating parameter. an input to receive a phase delay signal indicating a phase delay of a phase modulated dimmer signal; and a digital signal processor, coupled to the input, to receive the phase delay signal and determine a PFC control operating parameter from the phase delay signal and to generate a PFC switch control signal using the determined operating parameter.
Angled ultrasound probe with a needle guide, the angled ultrasound probe having an ultrasonic transducer array disposed on the side and end of the angled ultrasound probe, a long transducer axis (x-x'), and an angled ultrasonic imaging plane at an offset angle (y°), wherein a proximal section of the angled ultrasound probe has a proximal end having an angled transducer window, characterised in that: the needle guide comprises: a port tower (14, 114) comprising a plurality of needle ports, each needle port aligned with the ultrasonic imaging plane and each needle port aligned at the offset angle and capable of receiving a needle that transects the ultrasonic imaging plane; a tower guide (16, 116) coupled to the port tower (14, 114) for adjusting the port tower location along the transducer axis; and a clamp (18, 118) for securing the tower guide (16, 116) to the ultrasound probe, wherein adjustment of the port tower (14, 114) along the long transducer axis (x-x') maintains the alignment of the needle ports to the ultrasonic imaging plane; and wherein the offset angle (y°) is the offset angle of the angled transducer window relative to the long transducer axis (x-x'), and wherein the offset angle is from 5 to 55 degrees. a port tower (14, 114) comprising a plurality of needle ports, each needle port aligned with the ultrasonic imaging plane and each needle port aligned at the offset angle and capable of receiving a needle that transects the ultrasonic imaging plane; a tower guide (16, 116) coupled to the port tower (14, 114) for adjusting the port tower location along the transducer axis; and a clamp (18, 118) for securing the tower guide (16, 116) to the ultrasound probe, wherein adjustment of the port tower (14, 114) along the long transducer axis (x-x') maintains the alignment of the needle ports to the ultrasonic imaging plane; and wherein the offset angle (y°) is the offset angle of the angled transducer window relative to the long transducer axis (x-x'), and wherein the offset angle is from 5 to 55 degrees.
Method for communicating via a voice communication system in a multiple-vehicle public transportation means operable over a digital communication network, wherein each vehicle comprises a part of said digital communication network and one or more destination devices, control information to be analysed in said one or more destination devices of said voice communication system, said control information at least comprising a type of function indication indicating whether voice communication is - a public address via a one-to-many scheme for communication to passengers on said multiple-vehicle public transportation means, - a communication between two users via a one-to-one scheme or - occurs via a many-to-one scheme wherein at least two different audio streams need to be mixed in one destination device of said one or more destination devices, the method comprising the steps of - distributing to said one or more destination devices a stream of audio data packets over said digital communication network, at least one of said audio data packets comprising a header, payload data and a control data field comprising said control information comprising said indication of the type of function of said payload data, - receiving at said one or more destination devices said stream of audio data packets with at least one of said audio data packets comprising said header, said payload data and said control data field, - analysing in said one or more destination devices said control information, - said one or more destination devices outputting said stream of audio data packets to an output resource of the respective destination device based on said analysed control information. - a public address via a one-to-many scheme for communication to passengers on said multiple-vehicle public transportation means, - a communication between two users via a one-to-one scheme or - occurs via a many-to-one scheme wherein at least two different audio streams need to be mixed in one destination device of said one or more destination devices, - distributing to said one or more destination devices a stream of audio data packets over said digital communication network, at least one of said audio data packets comprising a header, payload data and a control data field comprising said control information comprising said indication of the type of function of said payload data, - receiving at said one or more destination devices said stream of audio data packets with at least one of said audio data packets comprising said header, said payload data and said control data field, - analysing in said one or more destination devices said control information, - said one or more destination devices outputting said stream of audio data packets to an output resource of the respective destination device based on said analysed control information.
A light generating device configured to generate device light, wherein the light generating device comprises (i) a first light source configured to generate blue first light source light, wherein the first light source is a first laser light source, (ii) a first luminescent material configured to convert part of the blue first light source light into first luminescent material light having an emission band having wavelengths in one or more of the green and yellow, (iii) an optical filter configured to optically filter the first luminescent material light into optically filtered first luminescent material light, whereby the optically filtered first luminescent material light is red-shifted relative to the first luminescent material light, and (iv) a second light source configured to generate red second light source light, wherein the second light source comprises a second laser light source; wherein in one or more operational modes of the light generating device the light generating device is configured to generate white device light comprising the first light source light, the optically filtered first luminescent material light, and the second light source light.
A gas generating composition comprising the following components (a) to (d): (a) 0.1 to 20% by mass of a glass powder having a softening point of 550°C or lower for forming a slag, (b) 0.1 to 20% by mass of aluminum hydroxide, (c) 30 to 60% by mass of an organic compound as fuel and (d) 30 to 60% by mass of a basic copper nitrate. (a) 0.1 to 20% by mass of a glass powder having a softening point of 550°C or lower for forming a slag, (b) 0.1 to 20% by mass of aluminum hydroxide, (c) 30 to 60% by mass of an organic compound as fuel and (d) 30 to 60% by mass of a basic copper nitrate.
A switching device comprising: a permanent magnet pivotally mounted in a top spacer layer; a flex circuit layer disposed beneath the permanent magnet and comprising a rotatable flex arm, a surface of the permanent magnet resting on the flex arm, an underside of the flex arm carrying first and second electrical contacts (72, 74); a lower spacer layer beneath the flex circuit layer and having first and second openings (51, 53) therein separated by a thin bar upon which the flex arm rests; and a base component positioned beneath the lower spacer layer and comprising an electromagnet actuatable to rotate the flex arm clockwise or counterclockwise; and third and fourth electrical contacts positioned on the base component to make electrical contact with the first and second contacts (72, 74) when said flex arm is caused to move in a selected direction by actuation of said electromagnet. a permanent magnet pivotally mounted in a top spacer layer; a flex circuit layer disposed beneath the permanent magnet and comprising a rotatable flex arm, a surface of the permanent magnet resting on the flex arm, an underside of the flex arm carrying first and second electrical contacts (72, 74); a lower spacer layer beneath the flex circuit layer and having first and second openings (51, 53) therein separated by a thin bar upon which the flex arm rests; and a base component positioned beneath the lower spacer layer and comprising an electromagnet actuatable to rotate the flex arm clockwise or counterclockwise; and third and fourth electrical contacts positioned on the base component to make electrical contact with the first and second contacts (72, 74) when said flex arm is caused to move in a selected direction by actuation of said electromagnet.
A method for constructing an organized digital data structure comprising an organized collection of data for use in identifying connections between cosmetic agents and genes associated with one or more skin aging conditions, comprising: (a) providing a gene expression profile for a control human dermal fibroblast cell; (b) generating a gene expression profile for a human dermal fibroblast cell exposed to at least one cosmetic agent; (c) identifying genes differentially expressed in response to the at least one cosmetic agent by comparing the gene expression profiles of (a) and (b); (d) creating an ordered list comprising identifiers representing the differentially expressed genes, wherein the identifiers are ordered according to the differential expression of the genes; (e) storing the ordered list as a fibroblast instance on at least one computer readable medium; and (f) constructing a data architecture of stored fibroblast instances by repeating (a) through (e), wherein the at least one cosmetic agent of step (b) is different for each fibroblast instance. (a) providing a gene expression profile for a control human dermal fibroblast cell; (b) generating a gene expression profile for a human dermal fibroblast cell exposed to at least one cosmetic agent; (c) identifying genes differentially expressed in response to the at least one cosmetic agent by comparing the gene expression profiles of (a) and (b); (d) creating an ordered list comprising identifiers representing the differentially expressed genes, wherein the identifiers are ordered according to the differential expression of the genes; (e) storing the ordered list as a fibroblast instance on at least one computer readable medium; and (f) constructing a data architecture of stored fibroblast instances by repeating (a) through (e), wherein the at least one cosmetic agent of step (b) is different for each fibroblast instance.