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A surgical instrument (10, 1000), comprising: an elongate shaft assembly (1250, 1910); an elongate channel coupled to said elongate shaft assembly (1250, 1910) and configured to operably support a surgical fastener cartridge therein; an anvil pivotally coupled to said elongate channel for selective pivotal travel relative thereto between a fully open position and a fully closed position about a fixed jaw pivot axis (PA 1); a closure member configured to apply closure motions to said anvil to move said anvil between said fully open position and said fully closed position whilst said channel remains stationary relative to said elongate shaft assembly (1250, 1910), as said closure member is moved from a starting position to an ending position; and an axially movably firing member comprising at least one anvil engagement feature thereon that is configured to apply additional closure motions to said anvil as said axially movable firing member is moved from a proximal most position to a distalmost position within said elongate channel; characterized in that, when said closure member is in said starting position and said axially movable firing member is in said proximal most position, a distal end of said closure member is distal to a distal end of said at least one anvil engagement feature. an elongate shaft assembly (1250, 1910); an elongate channel coupled to said elongate shaft assembly (1250, 1910) and configured to operably support a surgical fastener cartridge therein; an anvil pivotally coupled to said elongate channel for selective pivotal travel relative thereto between a fully open position and a fully closed position about a fixed jaw pivot axis (PA 1); a closure member configured to apply closure motions to said anvil to move said anvil between said fully open position and said fully closed position whilst said channel remains stationary relative to said elongate shaft assembly (1250, 1910), as said closure member is moved from a starting position to an ending position; and an axially movably firing member comprising at least one anvil engagement feature thereon that is configured to apply additional closure motions to said anvil as said axially movable firing member is moved from a proximal most position to a distalmost position within said elongate channel; characterized in that, when said closure member is in said starting position and said axially movable firing member is in said proximal most position, a distal end of said closure member is distal to a distal end of said at least one anvil engagement feature.
A process for forming a polymer comprising residues of terephthaloyl chloride, paraphenylene diamine, and a salt of formula I wherein A - is a halogen anion, HSO 4 -, OH -, NO 3 -, C 2 H 3 O 2 -, or H 2 PO 4 -; said process comprising the steps of: a) forming a mixture comprising salt of formula I and paraphenylene diamine in a solvent system comprising an organic solvent and an inorganic salt; b) adding terephthaloyl chloride to the mixture and allowing the formation of said polymer. a) forming a mixture comprising salt of formula I and paraphenylene diamine in a solvent system comprising an organic solvent and an inorganic salt; b) adding terephthaloyl chloride to the mixture and allowing the formation of said polymer.
A chip module which is inserted into a card body of a portable data carrier and is non-detachably connected thereto, the module comprising a carrier, at least one electrically conductive contact being arranged on one side of the carrier, at least one chip being arranged on another side of the carrier which is arranged opposite the side on which the at least one contact is arranged, the chip having at least one terminal which is electroconductively connected to at least one contact, characterized in that the carrier has at least one first region which is transparent to laser light and at least one second region which is non-transparent to laser light, the region of the chip module which is transparent to laser light contacting the card body so as to weld the chip module to the card body by means of laser, the chip module being welded to the card body at a position where the region of the chip module which is transparent to laser light and the card body are in contact, the card body having a laser-light absorbing property at least at the position. the module comprising a carrier, at least one electrically conductive contact being arranged on one side of the carrier, at least one chip being arranged on another side of the carrier which is arranged opposite the side on which the at least one contact is arranged, the chip having at least one terminal which is electroconductively connected to at least one contact, the carrier has at least one first region which is transparent to laser light and at least one second region which is non-transparent to laser light, the region of the chip module which is transparent to laser light contacting the card body so as to weld the chip module to the card body by means of laser, the chip module being welded to the card body at a position where the region of the chip module which is transparent to laser light and the card body are in contact, the card body having a laser-light absorbing property at least at the position.
A system for tracking and facilitating control of body weight of a person, said system comprising: - a computing system operable to execute a weight control program having a plurality of software elements that are adapted to facilitate control of body weight of the person, at least one of the plurality of software elements comprising a weight tracker that is adapted to periodically or from time to time receive updated body weights from the user and that is adapted to display a progress chart of the body weight of the person over time, wherein at least one of the plurality of software elements comprises a journal that is adapted to receive and display exercise and food items consumed by the person; and - a display that is adapted to present the progress chart of the body weight of the person over time to the person, the progress chart of the body weight of the person over time including at least one user selectable indicia consisting of at least one point on the progress chart of the body weight of the person over time indicative of a past time period, which, when selected by the person, displays the food items consumed by the person during the past time period; said progress chart of the body weight of the person over time including a plurality of milestones plotted on the progress chart indicative of weight targets reached by the person over time. - a computing system operable to execute a weight control program having a plurality of software elements that are adapted to facilitate control of body weight of the person, - a display that is adapted to present the progress chart of the body weight of the person over time to the person,
A mat assembly for providing a sealed connection between two mats (110, 120), the mat assembly comprising: a first mat and a second mat configured to receive liquid concrete, wherein each of the mats (110, 120) comprises a bottom sheet (112, 122) and a top sheet (114, 124), and a connecting region between the first mat and the second mat, characterised in that each of the mats (110, 120) comprises a side foil (116, 126), and that the side foil of the second mat has an open area in the region of the connecting area, so that the second mat is configured, when the liquid concrete is received in the second mat, to bring the liquid concrete in the open area of the second mat into direct contact with a corresponding area of the side sheet of the first mat, so that, in the area of the connection area, a sealed connection is provided between the first mat and the second mat. a first mat and a second mat configured to receive liquid concrete, wherein each of the mats (110, 120) comprises a bottom sheet (112, 122) and a top sheet (114, 124), and a connecting region between the first mat and the second mat, characterised in that each of the mats (110, 120) comprises a side foil (116, 126), and that the side foil of the second mat has an open area in the region of the connecting area, so that the second mat is configured, when the liquid concrete is received in the second mat, to bring the liquid concrete in the open area of the second mat into direct contact with a corresponding area of the side sheet of the first mat, so that, in the area of the connection area, a sealed connection is provided between the first mat and the second mat.
An apparatus comprising: (a) a proximal coil, wherein the proximal coil is formed by a wire wrapped in a helical configuration; (b) a distal coil, wherein the distal coil is formed by a wire wrapped in a helical configuration, wherein at least one wrap at a proximal portion of the distal coil is interlocked with at least one wrap at a distal portion of the proximal coil, such that interlocking portions of the proximal and distal coils form a double helix configuration; (c) a navigation sensor located within the distal coil, wherein the navigation sensor is configured to generate signals in response to movement within an electromagnetic field; and (d) a wire extending through the proximal coil, wherein the wire is in electrical communication with the navigation sensor such that the wire is configured to communicate signals from the navigation sensor. (a) a proximal coil, wherein the proximal coil is formed by a wire wrapped in a helical configuration; (b) a distal coil, wherein the distal coil is formed by a wire wrapped in a helical configuration, wherein at least one wrap at a proximal portion of the distal coil is interlocked with at least one wrap at a distal portion of the proximal coil, such that interlocking portions of the proximal and distal coils form a double helix configuration; (c) a navigation sensor located within the distal coil, wherein the navigation sensor is configured to generate signals in response to movement within an electromagnetic field; and (d) a wire extending through the proximal coil, wherein the wire is in electrical communication with the navigation sensor such that the wire is configured to communicate signals from the navigation sensor.
Stopper (10, 20) comprising a shaped element (2, 22), suitable for being associated to a container as its closure, and an insert (3, 23) in a composite material, associated with the shaped element (2, 22), wherein the insert (3, 23) has at least one anchor stem (7, 27) and a screen (8, 28), and the shaped element (2, 22) has at least a channel (4, 24), communicating with at least one of the external surfaces of the shaped element (2, 22), wherein said anchor stem (7, 27) can be inserted, the screen (8, 28) acting as a protection for said external surface of said shaped element (2, 22), wherein said screen (8, 28) of the insert (3, 23) has a side (8a, 28a) facing the external surface of the shaped element (2, 22) and a protruding element (9, 29) on said side (8a, 28a) and said external surface of said shaped element (2, 22) has one slot, having a shape corresponding to that of said protruding element (9, 29), characterized in that the composite material comprises sterilized cork powder and a thermoplastic compound based on SBS and/or SEBS.
A spray head for a spray device, wherein the spray head is formed from a single piece of moulded plastic, the spray head also comprising: an inlet section having an opening adapted to receive an output section of a spray material container, said opening forming a first end of a fluid channel for receiving spray material from the spray material container; an outlet section adapted to eject spray material and comprising a second opening forming a second end of the fluid channel for ejecting spray material from the device; wherein the outlet section is angled at least 5 degrees above the horizontal plane when the inlet section is vertical; and substantially horizontal wings on either side of the output section, wherein the horizontal wings are substantially planar and substantially horizontal in normal use, the spray head characterized in that the horizontal wings extend the complete length of the output section, from the inlet section to a front face of the outlet section. an inlet section having an opening adapted to receive an output section of a spray material container, said opening forming a first end of a fluid channel for receiving spray material from the spray material container; an outlet section adapted to eject spray material and comprising a second opening forming a second end of the fluid channel for ejecting spray material from the device; wherein the outlet section is angled at least 5 degrees above the horizontal plane when the inlet section is vertical; and substantially horizontal wings on either side of the output section, wherein the horizontal wings are substantially planar and substantially horizontal in normal use, the spray head characterized in that the horizontal wings extend the complete length of the output section, from the inlet section to a front face of the outlet section.
Optical station for a laser processing device having an optical path, the optical station having a positioning axis that is intended to coincide with the optical path of the laser processing device, the optical station comprising: - a plurality of holders for holding respective optical elements; - a positioning device having a holder clamp for clamping and positioning a selected one of the holders such as to position the corresponding optical element in the optical path; - a magazine having a plurality of accommodation spaces for accommodating the plurality of holders, wherein the magazine is configured to be displaceable in a virtual XY-plane perpendicular to the positioning axis, and wherein the magazine and the holder clamp are configured to be displaceable with respect to each other in a Z-direction parallel to the positioning axis; - a magazine XY-actuator for displacing the magazine perpendicular to the positioning axis with respect to the positioning device; the optical station being characterized by: - a magazine Z-actuator for effecting a relative Z-displacement of the magazine and the holder clamp with respect to each other, between a relative distal extreme position and a relative proximal extreme position; wherein, when the magazine and the holder clamp are in the relative distal extreme position, the magazine is operative to lift a holder from the holder clamp and is displaceable in the XY-direction to select another holder; and wherein, when the magazine and the holder clamp are in the relative proximal extreme position, the holder clamp is operative to lift the selected holder from the magazine for accurately positioning the selected holder with respect to the positioning axis. - a plurality of holders for holding respective optical elements; - a positioning device having a holder clamp for clamping and positioning a selected one of the holders such as to position the corresponding optical element in the optical path; - a magazine having a plurality of accommodation spaces for accommodating the plurality of holders, wherein the magazine is configured to be displaceable in a virtual XY-plane perpendicular to the positioning axis, and wherein the magazine and the holder clamp are configured to be displaceable with respect to each other in a Z-direction parallel to the positioning axis; - a magazine XY-actuator for displacing the magazine perpendicular to the positioning axis with respect to the positioning device; the optical station being characterized by: - a magazine Z-actuator for effecting a relative Z-displacement of the magazine and the holder clamp with respect to each other, between a relative distal extreme position and a relative proximal extreme position; - a magazine Z-actuator for effecting a relative Z-displacement of the magazine and the holder clamp with respect to each other, between a relative distal extreme position and a relative proximal extreme position;
Method for producing a site-specific DNA-recombination, including the steps: a) providing a cell comprising at least two recognition sites that are identical or reverse complementary to each other, wherein at least one recognition site comprises a nucleic acid sequence according to or reverse complementary to SEQ ID No. 38; or a nucleic acid sequence that is a functional mutant thereof, wherein the functional mutant exhibits a nucleic acid sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 38 of at least 80 %; and b) contacting a protein with recombinase activity, wherein the protein exhibits an amino acid sequence of at least 70 %, preferably at least 80 %, preferably at least 90 %, particularly preferred at least 95 %, even more preferred at least 99 % amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 37, with the recognition sites, thereby producing the site-specific DNA-recombination, wherein the method is not used for the therapeutic treatment of a human being or an animal. a) providing a cell comprising at least two recognition sites that are identical or reverse complementary to each other, wherein at least one recognition site comprises a nucleic acid sequence according to or reverse complementary to SEQ ID No. 38; or a nucleic acid sequence that is a functional mutant thereof, wherein the functional mutant exhibits a nucleic acid sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 38 of at least 80 %; and b) contacting a protein with recombinase activity, wherein the protein exhibits an amino acid sequence of at least 70 %, preferably at least 80 %, preferably at least 90 %, particularly preferred at least 95 %, even more preferred at least 99 % amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 37, with the recognition sites, thereby producing the site-specific DNA-recombination,
A vacuum nozzle for a tightening tool adapted to engage and apply a torque to a fastening element, said nozzle comprising a body extending in an axial direction and having a first end adapted to receive and engage said fastening element and a second end adapted to engage a rotating output axle of a tool wherein at least one fluid path is arranged to provide a fluid connection between said first end and said second end of said nozzle, and wherein the vacuum nozzle is defined by a series of additive manufactured layers built on each other and printed using an additive manufacturing technique. wherein said body comprises; an outer sleeve, a fastening element engaging structure arranged at said first end, coaxially arranged with respect to said sleeve and adapted to engage a fastening element; and a solid body portion arranged at said second end characterised in that said at least one fluid path is at least partly formed by a fluid channel extending through said solid body portion between a first end of said solid body portion and a second end of said solid body, and wherein said vacuum nozzle comprises a plurality of fluid channels. a body extending in an axial direction and having a first end adapted to receive and engage said fastening element and a second end adapted to engage a rotating output axle of a tool wherein at least one fluid path is arranged to provide a fluid connection between said first end and said second end of said nozzle, and wherein the vacuum nozzle is defined by a series of additive manufactured layers built on each other and printed using an additive manufacturing technique. wherein said body comprises; an outer sleeve, a fastening element engaging structure arranged at said first end, coaxially arranged with respect to said sleeve and adapted to engage a fastening element; and a solid body portion arranged at said second end characterised in that said at least one fluid path is at least partly formed by a fluid channel extending through said solid body portion between a first end of said solid body portion and a second end of said solid body, and wherein said vacuum nozzle comprises a plurality of fluid channels.
A Bernoulli gripper for ophthalmic lenses, the Bernoulli gripper comprising: a gripper body with a first cavity corresponding in shape to an optic zone of an ophthalmic lens; and a first channel formed within the gripper body, the first channel penetrating the first cavity at one end and comprising a first port in the gripper body at another end of the first channel; wherein the first channel is enabled to supply a fluid medium from the first port to the first cavity at a first velocity such that the ophthalmic lens positioned with the optic zone in proximity to the first cavity is subject to a first pressure force against the first cavity by a Bernoulli effect; characterised in that the ophthalmic lens is an intraocular lens comprising the optic zone and a haptic, and in that the Bernoulli gripper further comprises a mechanical stop (216, 220) to detain the haptic and prevent rotation of the ophthalmic lens. a gripper body with a first cavity corresponding in shape to an optic zone of an ophthalmic lens; and a first channel formed within the gripper body, the first channel penetrating the first cavity at one end and comprising a first port in the gripper body at another end of the first channel; wherein the first channel is enabled to supply a fluid medium from the first port to the first cavity at a first velocity such that the ophthalmic lens positioned with the optic zone in proximity to the first cavity is subject to a first pressure force against the first cavity by a Bernoulli effect; characterised in that the ophthalmic lens is an intraocular lens comprising the optic zone and a haptic, and in that the Bernoulli gripper further comprises a mechanical stop (216, 220) to detain the haptic and prevent rotation of the ophthalmic lens.
A biopsy needle assembly, comprising: a needle including a first lumen open to a tissue penetrating distal tip of the needle for receiving a tissue sample therein; a stylet slidably received within the first lumen, a second lumen extending through the stylet; and a filter formed as an opening in the stylet opening the second lumen to an exterior of the stylet, the filter separating the first and second lumens (205, 214) from one another, the filter being configured to permit fluids to pass therethrough while preventing the sampled tissue from passing therethrough. a needle including a first lumen open to a tissue penetrating distal tip of the needle for receiving a tissue sample therein; a stylet slidably received within the first lumen, a second lumen extending through the stylet; and a filter formed as an opening in the stylet opening the second lumen to an exterior of the stylet, the filter separating the first and second lumens (205, 214) from one another, the filter being configured to permit fluids to pass therethrough while preventing the sampled tissue from passing therethrough.