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A robotic system (10, 36, 300), comprising: a first medical instrument (13, 34, 86, 100) configured for insertion, in use, into a lumen of a patient, the first medical instrument comprising: a first elongated shaft (71, 88, 101), a first pull wire (107, 109) actuable to cause pull wire-based movement of the first elongated shaft, and a first instrument base (72, 87, 111) including a first drive input (73, 89) for actuating the first pull wire; a robotic arm attached to the first instrument base and configured to move to advance or retract the first medical instrument through the lumen of the patient; at least one non-transitory computer readable medium (151, 304) having stored thereon executable instructions; and at least one processor in communication with the at least one non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to execute the instructions to cause the robotic system to at least: determine an axial compression of the first elongated shaft; determine a distance to move the robotic arm to compensate for the determined axial compression of the first elongated shaft; and move the robotic arm to either advance or retract the first elongated shaft of the first medical instrument through the lumen of the patient by the determined distance. a first medical instrument (13, 34, 86, 100) configured for insertion, in use, into a lumen of a patient, the first medical instrument comprising: a first elongated shaft (71, 88, 101), a first pull wire (107, 109) actuable to cause pull wire-based movement of the first elongated shaft, and a first instrument base (72, 87, 111) including a first drive input (73, 89) for actuating the first pull wire; a robotic arm attached to the first instrument base and configured to move to advance or retract the first medical instrument through the lumen of the patient; at least one non-transitory computer readable medium (151, 304) having stored thereon executable instructions; and at least one processor in communication with the at least one non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to execute the instructions to cause the robotic system to at least: determine an axial compression of the first elongated shaft; determine a distance to move the robotic arm to compensate for the determined axial compression of the first elongated shaft; and move the robotic arm to either advance or retract the first elongated shaft of the first medical instrument through the lumen of the patient by the determined distance. determine an axial compression of the first elongated shaft; determine a distance to move the robotic arm to compensate for the determined axial compression of the first elongated shaft; and move the robotic arm to either advance or retract the first elongated shaft of the first medical instrument through the lumen of the patient by the determined distance.
A liner for providing an interface between a residual limb and a prosthetic socket, comprising: an elongate, generally conical liner body formed from at least one material segment that is at least radially elastically extensible from a relaxed non-extended condition and including proximal and distal end areas; a seal component including a base portion located at a distal portion of the seal component and securing to an exterior surface of the liner body, an interior surface of the base portion is anchored circumferentially to the exterior surface to a pivot line, a seal wall is located above the pivot line and flexibly and movably extends relative to the liner body and the base portion, wherein the seal component defines a lip which extends above the base portion and parallel to the exterior surface of the liner body, the lip adhering to the liner exterior surface; and a gap formed between the lip and a surface of a distal outwardly pitched portion of the seal wall, the seal wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, corresponding respectively to exterior and interior configurations (18, 32), the exterior configuration defined along the exterior surface, the exterior surface carrying a plurality of individual exterior radially extending seal rings (26, 28). an elongate, generally conical liner body formed from at least one material segment that is at least radially elastically extensible from a relaxed non-extended condition and including proximal and distal end areas; a seal component including a base portion located at a distal portion of the seal component and securing to an exterior surface of the liner body, an interior surface of the base portion is anchored circumferentially to the exterior surface to a pivot line, a seal wall is located above the pivot line and flexibly and movably extends relative to the liner body and the base portion, wherein the seal component defines a lip which extends above the base portion and parallel to the exterior surface of the liner body, the lip adhering to the liner exterior surface; and a gap formed between the lip and a surface of a distal outwardly pitched portion of the seal wall, the seal wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, corresponding respectively to exterior and interior configurations (18, 32), the exterior configuration defined along the exterior surface, the exterior surface carrying a plurality of individual exterior radially extending seal rings (26, 28).
A device for cleaning an ink tray, wherein the device comprises a collecting means for collecting ink from the ink tray and a positioning holder (3, 4) for positioning the ink tray above said collecting means, characterized in that said device further comprises a worktop having said collecting means, - wherein said positioning holder (3, 4) is swivable between at least two positions, such that in a first position an outflow end of the ink tray is directed relatively away from the collecting means and in a second position the outflow end is directed towards the collecting means, for having the ink flow out of said ink tray, and - wherein the positioning holder (3, 4) is provided near said collecting means, such that in said second position the outflow end of the ink tray is directed towards the collecting means, for having the ink flow into said collecting means. - wherein said positioning holder (3, 4) is swivable between at least two positions, such that in a first position an outflow end of the ink tray is directed relatively away from the collecting means and in a second position the outflow end is directed towards the collecting means, for having the ink flow out of said ink tray, and - wherein the positioning holder (3, 4) is provided near said collecting means, such that in said second position the outflow end of the ink tray is directed towards the collecting means, for having the ink flow into said collecting means.
A method of preventing or reducing symptoms or disease caused by Xylella fastidiosa in a plant, comprising: contacting said plant with at least one bacteriophage virulent to Xylella fastidiosa and Xanthomonas species selected from the group consisting of bacteriophages of the Xfas100 phage type and bacteriophages of the Xfas300 phage type, wherein the Xfas100 phage type displays the following characteristics: (a) the bacteriophage is capable of lysing said Xylella fastidiosa and Xanthomonas bacteria; (b) the bacteriophage infects a cell by binding to a Type IV pilus; (c) the bacteriophage comprises a non-contractile tail and a capsid size ranging from 55-77 nm in diameter, with a morphology typical of Siphoviridae family; and (d) the genomic size of the bacteriophage is 55500bp to 56200 bp; and further wherein the Xfas300 phage type displays the following characteristics: (e) the bacteriophage is capable of lysing said Xylella fastidiosa and Xanthomonas bacteria; (f) the bacteriophage infects a cell by binding to a Type IV pilus; (g) the bacteriophage comprises a morphology typical of Podoviridae family characterized by a non-contractile tail with a capsid size ranging from 58-68 nm in diameter; and (h) the genomic size of the bacteriophage is 43300bp to 44600 bp; wherein (i) the Xfas100 phage type comprises a genome with a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, and SEQ ID NO:18; or the Xfas300 phage type comprises a genome with a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID 22, SEQ ID NO:23, and SEQ ID NO:24; or wherein (ii) said virulent bacteriophage is at least one bacteriophage selected from the Xfas100 phage type and/or the Xfas300 phage type, wherein the Xfas100 phage type is at least one bacteriophage selected from the group consisting of: Xfas103, and Xfas106; and the Xfas300 phage type is at least one bacteriophage selected from the group consisting of: Xfas302, Xfas303, Xfas304, and Xfas306; wherein said phage types have been deposited under ATCC Accession Numbers PTA-13096, PTA-13095, PTA-13098, PTA-13099, PTA-13100, and PTA-13097, respectively, for phages Xfas103, Xfas106, Xfas302, Xfas303, Xfas304, and Xfas306. (a) the bacteriophage is capable of lysing said Xylella fastidiosa and Xanthomonas bacteria; (b) the bacteriophage infects a cell by binding to a Type IV pilus; (c) the bacteriophage comprises a non-contractile tail and a capsid size ranging from 55-77 nm in diameter, with a morphology typical of Siphoviridae family; and (d) the genomic size of the bacteriophage is 55500bp to 56200 bp; and further wherein the Xfas300 phage type displays the following (e) the bacteriophage is capable of lysing said Xylella fastidiosa and Xanthomonas bacteria; (f) the bacteriophage infects a cell by binding to a Type IV pilus; (g) the bacteriophage comprises a morphology typical of Podoviridae family characterized by a non-contractile tail with a capsid size ranging from 58-68 nm in diameter; and (h) the genomic size of the bacteriophage is 43300bp to 44600 bp;
An isolated human monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds specifically to human gremlin-1 (GREM1), and blocks GREM1-mediated inhibition of bone morphogenetic protein signaling, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment comprises six complementarity determining regions HCDR1, HCDR2, HCDR3, LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3, comprising, respectively, the amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4-6-8-12-14-16; 36-38-40-44-46-48; 68-70-72-76-78-80; 84-86-88-92-94-96; 116-118-120-124-126-128; 132-134-136-140-142-144; 148-150-152-156-158-160; 164-166-168-172-174-176; 180-182-184-188-190-192; 196-198-200-204-206-208; 212-214-216-220-222-224; 244-246-248-252-254-256; 260-262-264-268-270-272; 276-278-280-284-286-288; 292-294-296-300-302-304; 308-310-312-316-318-320; 324-326-328-332-334-336; 340-342-344-348-350-352; 356-358-360-364-366-368; 372-374-376-380-382-384; 388-390-392-396-398-400; 404-406-408-412-414-416; 420-422-424-428-430-432; 436-438-440-444-446-448; 452-454-456-460-462-464; 468-470-472-476-478-480; 484-486-488-492-494-496; 500-502-504-508-510-512; 516-518-520-524-526-528; 532-534-536-540-542-544; 548-550-552-556-558-560; and 580-582-584-588-590-592.
A catheter assembly comprising: a catheter having opposite proximal and distal ends, the catheter having a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends of the catheter; an expandable device disposed at the distal end of the catheter and expandable toward a fully deployed outer dimension; a fiber extending from the catheter and releasably coupled to a side wall of the expandable device near or at an end of the expandable device to maintain an inner curvature of the expandable device as the expandable device is deployed; and an elongated member that extends through the catheter and through the side wall of the expandable device to releasably couple the device to the catheter, wherein the elongated member extends through an eyelet at an end of the fiber releasably coupling the fiber to the expandable device. a catheter having opposite proximal and distal ends, the catheter having a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends of the catheter; an expandable device disposed at the distal end of the catheter and expandable toward a fully deployed outer dimension; a fiber extending from the catheter and releasably coupled to a side wall of the expandable device near or at an end of the expandable device to maintain an inner curvature of the expandable device as the expandable device is deployed; and an elongated member that extends through the catheter and through the side wall of the expandable device to releasably couple the device to the catheter, wherein the elongated member extends through an eyelet at an end of the fiber releasably coupling the fiber to the expandable device.
An exhaust purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising: a NOx adsorbent provided in an exhaust passage in the internal combustion engine to temporarily adsorb NOx contained in exhaust gas; a selective reduction catalyst provided downstream of the NOx adsorbent in the exhaust passage to selectively reduce the NOx contained in the exhaust gas; reducing agent supply means for supplying ammonia as a reducing agent to the selective reduction catalyst: desorption means for desorbing the NOx adsorbed to the NOx adsorbent; and an electronic control unit characterized by comprising adjustment means for adjusting an amount of NOx desorbed by the desorption means to restrain the NOx from being emitted to exterior when the NOx is desorbed from the NOx adsorbent; and ammonia amount estimation means for estimating an amount of ammonia adsorbed to the selective reduction catalyst, and in that the adjustment means adjusts the amount of NOx desorbed by the desorption means in accordance with the estimated ammonia adsorption amount. a NOx adsorbent provided in an exhaust passage in the internal combustion engine to temporarily adsorb NOx contained in exhaust gas; a selective reduction catalyst provided downstream of the NOx adsorbent in the exhaust passage to selectively reduce the NOx contained in the exhaust gas; reducing agent supply means for supplying ammonia as a reducing agent to the selective reduction catalyst: desorption means for desorbing the NOx adsorbed to the NOx adsorbent; and an electronic control unit characterized by comprising adjustment means for adjusting an amount of NOx desorbed by the desorption means to restrain the NOx from being emitted to exterior when the NOx is desorbed from the NOx adsorbent; and ammonia amount estimation means for estimating an amount of ammonia adsorbed to the selective reduction catalyst, and desorption means for desorbing the NOx adsorbed to the NOx adsorbent; and an electronic control unit characterized by comprising adjustment means for adjusting an amount of NOx desorbed by the desorption means to restrain the NOx from being emitted to exterior when the NOx is desorbed from the NOx adsorbent; and ammonia amount estimation means for estimating an amount of ammonia adsorbed to the selective reduction catalyst, and in that the adjustment means adjusts the amount of NOx desorbed by the desorption means in accordance with the estimated ammonia adsorption amount.
An assembly for use in a cell in a modular multilevel converter or a chain link converter, the assembly comprising at least two circuit arrangements, wherein each of the at least two circuit arrangements comprises: a capacitor having a first and a second terminal (115, 116); and an electrically switching element, wherein the switching element is electrically connected between the first and second terminals (115, 116) of the capacitor and adapted to be externally activated to short-circuit the capacitor and dissipate energy stored in the capacitor, and wherein the second terminals of the capacitors of the at least two circuit arrangements are electrically connected and form a second electric connecting terminal of the assembly of the at least two circuit arrangements, and wherein for each of the at least two circuit arrangements, a first side of an impedance with a magnitude of a complex resistance greater zero is electrically connected with the first terminal of the capacitor of the at least two circuit arrangements, and wherein second sides of said impedances of the at least two circuit arrangements are electrically connected, to form a first electrical connecting terminal of the assembly of at least two circuit arrangements. a capacitor having a first and a second terminal (115, 116); and an electrically switching element, wherein the switching element is electrically connected between the first and second terminals (115, 116) of the capacitor and adapted to be externally activated to short-circuit the capacitor and dissipate energy stored in the capacitor, and wherein the second terminals of the capacitors of the at least two circuit arrangements are electrically connected and form a second electric connecting terminal of the assembly of the at least two circuit arrangements, and wherein for each of the at least two circuit arrangements, a first side of an impedance with a magnitude of a complex resistance greater zero is electrically connected with the first terminal of the capacitor of the at least two circuit arrangements, and wherein second sides of said impedances of the at least two circuit arrangements are electrically connected, to form a first electrical connecting terminal of the assembly of at least two circuit arrangements.
Container, in particular display container, for transporting and storing or presenting goods, comprising a floor which is essentially rectangular, in particular, and side walls (6, 8, 10, 12) extending from the floor, characterized in that at least one of the side walls, in particular a longitudinal side wall or part thereof is formed by a grid-like structure, which is extensible and compressible or able to be pulled apart or squeezed together in at least one, in particular vertical direction and in the side wall plane so as to demarcate or to close the container toward the side in a first position and to open the container toward the side in a second position, in that the grid-like structure is formed by a multitude of strips, which extend transversely to the one direction and run essentially in parallel with one another, and by connecting portions arranged between the strips, the connecting portions being configured to be bendable or foldable within the side wall plane in such a manner that the distance between two adjacent strips can be shortened, wherein a frame of the container spans a display opening, in particular of large area, which can be closed by the grid-like structure in the first position and is open in the second position. wherein the grid-like structure can be detachably locked in a tool-less manner, in particular by means of detent geometries, at least in the first and/or second position. characterized in that at least one of the side walls, in particular a longitudinal side wall or part thereof is formed by a grid-like structure, which is extensible and compressible or able to be pulled apart or squeezed together in at least one, in particular vertical direction and in the side wall plane so as to demarcate or to close the container toward the side in a first position and to open the container toward the side in a second position, in that the grid-like structure is formed by a multitude of strips, which extend transversely to the one direction and run essentially in parallel with one another, and by connecting portions arranged between the strips, the connecting portions being configured to be bendable or foldable within the side wall plane in such a manner that the distance between two adjacent strips can be shortened, wherein a frame of the container spans a display opening, in particular of large area, which can be closed by the grid-like structure in the first position and is open in the second position. wherein the grid-like structure can be detachably locked in a tool-less manner, in particular by means of detent geometries, at least in the first and/or second position.
Spray assembly, in particular for discharging pharmaceutical or cosmetic liquids, with the following features: a. the spray assembly comprises a feed channel for feeding liquid for the purpose of spraying, and b. the spray assembly comprises a nozzle plate, through which liquid can be discharged from the feed channel into the surrounding atmosphere, and c. the nozzle plate has a multiplicity of nozzle openings, the diameter of which is a maximum of 15 μm and which together define a nozzle opening area of the nozzle plate, characterized by the following features: d. the spray assembly comprises in a flow path between the feed channel and the nozzle plate a filter membrane, the separation limit of which is less than the diameter of the nozzle openings and the effective filter area of which in the flow path is greater by a factor of at least 20 than the nozzle opening area. a. the spray assembly comprises a feed channel for feeding liquid for the purpose of spraying, and b. the spray assembly comprises a nozzle plate, through which liquid can be discharged from the feed channel into the surrounding atmosphere, and c. the nozzle plate has a multiplicity of nozzle openings, the diameter of which is a maximum of 15 μm and which together define a nozzle opening area of the nozzle plate,
A method for personalizing software programs in a computer system, in which default values for personalization data for a plurality of end-users are determined at start-up of a program in the computer system, whereby these default values are personalized individually with regard to a specific end-user such that the program started-up by the end-user runs in a fashion that is adapted to the individual needs or preferences of the end-user as determined by the personalization data, wherein two levels of personalization are implemented, in each of which personalization data for end-users can be stored, whereby the first, administrative personalization level contains administrative personalization data for end-user which can be set by a system administrator, but not by the end-user, and the second, individual personalization level contains additional, individual personalization data, which can be set by the end-user, whereby the individual personalization data of the individual personalization level overrides, modifies, or limits the administrative personalization data of the administrative personalization level, and wherein the personalization data stored on the personalization levels comprises personalization data relating to which information is displayed to the end-user at start-up of a program characterized in that the method comprises a hierarchically-arranged personalization data filling system comprising personalization nodes arranged in a tree structure, whereby usually at least one personalization characteristic is assigned to each personalization node, and the tree structure comprises personalization nodes with associated application-specific personalization characteristics, which are lower-ranking in the hierarchy than higher-ranking personalization nodes with associated application-transcending personalization characteristics such that a user program reading-out the personalization data for personalization characteristics of a certain lower-ranking personalization node is automatically provided also with the personalization data on personalization characteristics of personalization nodes ranking higher in the direct analytical path, so that a software application accessing the stored personalization data is entering on a certain level of the personalization hierarchy and is then also provided with the personalization data for personalization characteristics of nodes ranking higher than the entry hierarchy level.