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Electrosurgical instrument of a bipolar and preferably minimally invasive type with a handle and a surgical tool, wherein the handle comprises a current supply device (118, 156) for selectively supplying an electrical current to the surgical tool by means of a power switch preferably located on the handle and a receiving chuck into which the surgical tool is mechanically attached to engage and disengage at a proximal end of a tool shaft and can thereby electrically be connected and disconnected to the current supply device, wherein the receiving chuck has two in the insertion direction of the tool shaft axially spaced, radially elastically yielding and electrically isolated from each other receiving/storage elements (150, 152) for radially and/or axially guiding and/or securing the tool shaft, which are electrically connected to the current supply device (118, 156), for transmitting an electric current to the inserted surgical tool, and the surgical tool on the tool shaft has two axially spaced, electrically isolated shaft portions which are adapted to be in mechanical guiding and/or securing engagement with the two receiving/storage elements (150, 152) in the receiving chuck of the handle and at the same time come into electrical contact characterized in that at least one of the receiving/storage elements has a radially inwardly directed projection or a radially inwardly directed bulge, and the projection/bulge is adapted for snap engagement with a radial notch/undercut on the tool shaft for axially securing the tool shaft in the receiving chuck of the handle.
Pipe clamp, in particular a profile clamp, comprising a clamping strip (2, 3) having a first end which has a first tensioning head and a second end which has a second tensioning head, a tensioning element being guided through the first tensioning head and being secured against loss in the first tensioning head by means of a securing element, and it being possible for the tensioning element to engage with the second tensioning head, the securing element being designed as a spring element which acts between the tensioning element and the first tensioning head, the spring element engaging in a fastening geometry on the tensioning element which is designed as a circumferential groove, characterised in that the spring element generates a spring force between the tensioning element and the first tensioning head, said spring force also being present in the mounted state.
A radiotherapy system comprising: a couch for supporting a subject; a rotatable support device disposed to surround the couch; a treatment radiation irradiating device attached to the rotatable support device; and an X-ray imaging device attached to the rotatable support device and configured to apply X-rays to the subject from a plurality of directions while rotating around the subject to perform X-ray imaging, characterized by a treatment radiation control device configured to control the treatment radiation irradiating device so as to irradiate the subject when the position of a target in the subject satisfies a treatment radiation irradiation condition for motion tracking treatment; a target recognizing device configured to recognize a three-dimensional position of the target in the subject from X-ray images acquired by the X-ray imaging device; and a first CT image generating apparatus (10, 11, 12) configured to select, out of the X-ray images acquired by the X-ray imaging device, the images in which the three-dimensional position of the target recognized by the target recognizing device satisfies the treatment radiation irradiation condition for the motion tracking treatment, perform image reconstruction, and generate a first cone beam CT image. a couch for supporting a subject; a rotatable support device disposed to surround the couch; a treatment radiation irradiating device attached to the rotatable support device; and an X-ray imaging device attached to the rotatable support device and configured to apply X-rays to the subject from a plurality of directions while rotating around the subject to perform X-ray imaging, characterized by a treatment radiation control device configured to control the treatment radiation irradiating device so as to irradiate the subject when the position of a target in the subject satisfies a treatment radiation irradiation condition for motion tracking treatment; a target recognizing device configured to recognize a three-dimensional position of the target in the subject from X-ray images acquired by the X-ray imaging device; and a first CT image generating apparatus (10, 11, 12) configured to select, out of the X-ray images acquired by the X-ray imaging device, the images in which the three-dimensional position of the target recognized by the target recognizing device satisfies the treatment radiation irradiation condition for the motion tracking treatment, perform image reconstruction, and generate a first cone beam CT image. select, out of the X-ray images acquired by the X-ray imaging device, the images in which the three-dimensional position of the target recognized by the target recognizing device satisfies the treatment radiation irradiation condition for the motion tracking treatment, perform image reconstruction, and generate a first cone beam CT image.
A system for identifying degrading electrodes in a marine electromagnetic survey system, comprising: a sensor array operable for use in the marine electromagnetic survey system, wherein the sensor array comprises a plurality of electrodes; a multiplexer; an amplifier, wherein at least one pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes is connected to the amplifier through the multiplexer; a shunt resistor connected to the at least one pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes; and a processor operable to vary a resistance of the shunt resistor; measure a voltage across the shunt resistor while varying the resistance of the shunt resistor to obtain measured voltages for different shunt resistor values; and compare the measured voltages of the different shunt resistor values to calculate the resistance of the at least one pair of electrodes in order to determine degrading electrodes. a sensor array operable for use in the marine electromagnetic survey system, wherein the sensor array comprises a plurality of electrodes; a multiplexer; an amplifier, wherein at least one pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes is connected to the amplifier through the multiplexer; a shunt resistor connected to the at least one pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes; and a processor operable to vary a resistance of the shunt resistor; measure a voltage across the shunt resistor while varying the resistance of the shunt resistor to obtain measured voltages for different shunt resistor values; and compare the measured voltages of the different shunt resistor values to calculate the resistance of the at least one pair of electrodes in order to determine degrading electrodes.
A modular unit for forming constructions for toy use, the modular unit comprising at least: - a first body with a prismatic shape, formed by a first blank made of foldable material having a central portion with four sides, which defines, in use, the upper side of the first body, and equipped with a pair of through slits (3, 4) for each side, in such a way as to delimit a central zone of it; the first blank having a wing (5, 6) protruding from each side of the central portion and comprising, each, three different consecutive parts defined by transversal pre-folds to form, in use, corresponding sides of the first body, and a base flat lower edge of the first body; the lower edge delimiting a hollow central compartment of the first body having a first space; - a second body with a prismatic shape, smaller than the first body, formed by a second blank made of foldable material having a central portion with four sides, which defines, in use, the upper side of the second body; the second blank having a wing (11, 12) for each side of the central portion, which defines, in use, a side of the second body; each wing (11, 12) of the second body having a protrusion protruding from the free side of the wing (11, 12) and designed to couple stably by slotting into a corresponding pair of slits (3, 4) present on the upper side of the first body to define the complete modular unit formed by the two superposed bodies (1, 9); the second body having, in use, a shape and a size such that it is matchingly shaped to be housed in a central compartment of a first body forming another similar modular group. - a first body with a prismatic shape, formed by a first blank made of foldable material having a central portion with four sides, which defines, in use, the upper side of the first body, and equipped with a pair of through slits (3, 4) for each side, in such a way as to delimit a central zone of it; the first blank having a wing (5, 6) protruding from each side of the central portion and comprising, each, three different consecutive parts defined by transversal pre-folds to form, in use, corresponding sides of the first body, and a base flat lower edge of the first body; the lower edge delimiting a hollow central compartment of the first body having a first space; - a second body with a prismatic shape, smaller than the first body, formed by a second blank made of foldable material having a central portion with four sides, which defines, in use, the upper side of the second body; the second blank having a wing (11, 12) for each side of the central portion, which defines, in use, a side of the second body; each wing (11, 12) of the second body having a protrusion protruding from the free side of the wing (11, 12) and designed to couple stably by slotting into a corresponding pair of slits (3, 4) present on the upper side of the first body to define the complete modular unit formed by the two superposed bodies (1, 9); the second body having, in use, a shape and a size such that it is matchingly shaped to be housed in a central compartment of a first body forming another similar modular group.
Drilling table for a rotary drilling rig having a receiving sleeve rotatable by means of a rotary drive for receiving a Kelly bar provided with driver contours, wherein at the inner wall of the receiving sleeve coupling elements for engaging in the driving contours of the Kelly bar for the transmission of torque and preloading forces are arranged, characterised in that openings are inserted in the receiving sleeve, through which the coupling elements insertable from outside are guided protruding into the sleeve interior.
Locking device for a drive rod fitting of a casement of a window, a French door or the like, swivelable about a frame, with longitudinally shiftable drive rod, with a latching element drivable by the longitudinally shiftable drive rod, which is swivelably mounted from a sunk-in position into a protruding position about a swivel axis arranged parallel to the provided shifting direction of the drive rod, and with a counter bearing located opposite the latching element situated in the protruding position, wherein the latching element is provided for attaching on the frame or the casement and the counter bearing on the respectively opposite component and the counter bearing has a protrusion pointing in the direction of movement of the latching element, and the latching element a hook engaging behind the protrusion in the protruding position, characterized in that the latching element has a planar-designed supporting surface, which is located in the protruding position opposite a supporting surface of the counter bearing, and that the hook projects transversely to the direction of movement of the supporting surface from the latching element.
A resistor comprising: first and second electrical terminals (105a, 105b) that are spaced apart from one another, each electrical terminal comprising a plurality of connection points; a first plate-like resistor element having a first end connected to a first one of the connection points of the first electrical terminal, a second end connected to a first one of the connection points of the second electrical terminal, and a plurality of surfaces, wherein the first resistor element is configured to directly contact cooling media on at least two of the surfaces of the first resistor element in order to transfer heat away from the first resistor element; and a second plate-like resistor element having a first end connected to a second one of the connection points of the first electrical terminal, a second end connected to a second one of the connection points of the second electrical terminal, and a plurality of surfaces, wherein the second resistor element is configured to directly contact the cooling media on at least two of the surfaces of the second resistor element in order to transfer heat away from the second resistor element; wherein each of the at least two surfaces of the first resistor element has a largest surface area among the surfaces of the first resistor element; and wherein each of the at least two surfaces of the second resistor element has a largest surface area among the surfaces of the second resistor element. first and second electrical terminals (105a, 105b) that are spaced apart from one another, each electrical terminal comprising a plurality of connection points; a first plate-like resistor element having a first end connected to a first one of the connection points of the first electrical terminal, a second end connected to a first one of the connection points of the second electrical terminal, and a plurality of surfaces, wherein the first resistor element is configured to directly contact cooling media on at least two of the surfaces of the first resistor element in order to transfer heat away from the first resistor element; and a second plate-like resistor element having a first end connected to a second one of the connection points of the first electrical terminal, a second end connected to a second one of the connection points of the second electrical terminal, and a plurality of surfaces, wherein the second resistor element is configured to directly contact the cooling media on at least two of the surfaces of the second resistor element in order to transfer heat away from the second resistor element; wherein each of the at least two surfaces of the first resistor element has a largest surface area among the surfaces of the first resistor element; and wherein each of the at least two surfaces of the second resistor element has a largest surface area among the surfaces of the second resistor element.
A device for generating and applying an electrical field to an ocular target tissue, comprising: a first arcuate housing in which is positioned at least one positive electrode (406, 504); a second arcuate housing in which is positioned at least one negative electrode (404, 502), wherein the first and second arcuate housings are adjustable with respect to one another to yield an ovoid shape of a desired dimension, said desired dimension corresponding to the shape of an outer surface of an eye of a subject; and an injection system configured to deliver a therapeutic agent, characterized in that the injection system comprises: a first syringe configured to deliver the therapeutic agent to an anterior chamber of the eye of the subject; and a second syringe configured to withdraw aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye of the subject. a first arcuate housing in which is positioned at least one positive electrode (406, 504); a second arcuate housing in which is positioned at least one negative electrode (404, 502), wherein the first and second arcuate housings are adjustable with respect to one another to yield an ovoid shape of a desired dimension, said desired dimension corresponding to the shape of an outer surface of an eye of a subject; and an injection system configured to deliver a therapeutic agent, characterized in that the injection system comprises: a first syringe configured to deliver the therapeutic agent to an anterior chamber of the eye of the subject; and a second syringe configured to withdraw aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye of the subject. a first syringe configured to deliver the therapeutic agent to an anterior chamber of the eye of the subject; and a second syringe configured to withdraw aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye of the subject.
A method for processing electronic photosensor information in a ballast of a multi-ballast lighting system, the ballast coupled directly to a photosensor, the multi-ballast lighting system having a plurality of ballasts connected together for exchanging data over a communication link, the method comprising: receiving at the ballast the electronic photosensor information from the photosensor; determining in the ballast whether the ballast is operating in a default configuration; and broadcasting the electronic photosensor information from the photosensor on the communication link if the ballast is operating in the default configuration. receiving at the ballast the electronic photosensor information from the photosensor; determining in the ballast whether the ballast is operating in a default configuration; and broadcasting the electronic photosensor information from the photosensor on the communication link if the ballast is operating in the default configuration.
A method of transmitting a combined audio signal to at least one of a plurality of participants (110, 112, 113, 114, 116) in a communication event such as a conference, the method being carried out by a host device and comprising: receiving an audio signal from each of said plurality of participants (110, 112, 113, 114, 116) together with audio activity information associated with each of said received audio signals; analysing a measure of audio activity for each received audio signal based on the audio activity information associated with each of said received audio signals, wherein said measure of audio activity allows audio signals comprising audio activity to be compared; selecting a set of audio signals from said received audio signals based on the analysed measure of audio activity for each audio signal, wherein the selecting comprises selecting a predetermined number of audio signals having the highest measure of audio activity, wherein the predetermined number is adjusted in dependence on a CPU usage of the host device; decoding said set of audio signals; and combining said set of audio signals to generate said combined audio signal to be transmitted to said at least one of said plurality of participants (110, 112, 113, 114, 116). receiving an audio signal from each of said plurality of participants (110, 112, 113, 114, 116) together with audio activity information associated with each of said received audio signals; analysing a measure of audio activity for each received audio signal based on the audio activity information associated with each of said received audio signals, wherein said measure of audio activity allows audio signals comprising audio activity to be compared; selecting a set of audio signals from said received audio signals based on the analysed measure of audio activity for each audio signal, wherein the selecting comprises selecting a predetermined number of audio signals having the highest measure of audio activity, wherein the predetermined number is adjusted in dependence on a CPU usage of the host device; decoding said set of audio signals; and combining said set of audio signals to generate said combined audio signal to be transmitted to said at least one of said plurality of participants (110, 112, 113, 114, 116).
Method for controlling access to data in a security module which comprises a memory containing first data and second data, wherein the first data and the second data are protected by means of the same multimodal authentication feature, said method comprising the steps: - selecting a first verification method for generating a first authentication feature or a second verification method for generating a second authentication feature; - permitting access to the first data of the security module upon verification of the first authentication feature by mapping the multimodal authentication feature onto the first authentication feature by means of a first mapping method; and - permitting access to the second data of the security module upon verification of the second authentication feature by mapping the multimodal authentication feature onto the second authentication feature by means of a second mapping method; wherein - changing the multimodal authentication feature also changes the first and second authentication feature. - selecting a first verification method for generating a first authentication feature or a second verification method for generating a second authentication feature; - permitting access to the first data of the security module upon verification of the first authentication feature by mapping the multimodal authentication feature onto the first authentication feature by means of a first mapping method; and - permitting access to the second data of the security module upon verification of the second authentication feature by mapping the multimodal authentication feature onto the second authentication feature by means of a second mapping method; wherein - changing the multimodal authentication feature also changes the first and second authentication feature.
An operation device for being operated by a hand or finger of a user, the operation device comprising: a chassis; a movement member which is supported by the chassis; an operation portion configured to apply a movement force to the movement member; a motor configured to apply a force to the movement member; a position detection unit configured to detect a position of the movement member; and a control device configured to control an output of the motor according to a detection signal from the position detection unit, wherein a guide shaft and a sliding guide portion are provided to be parallel to each other in the chassis, a bearing portion and a sliding portion are provided in the movement member, the guide shaft is inserted into the bearing portion, the sliding portion slides on the sliding guide portion, and the movement member is supported to be reciprocatingly movable in an axial direction of the guide shaft. a chassis; a movement member which is supported by the chassis; an operation portion configured to apply a movement force to the movement member; a motor configured to apply a force to the movement member; a position detection unit configured to detect a position of the movement member; and a control device configured to control an output of the motor according to a detection signal from the position detection unit, wherein a guide shaft and a sliding guide portion are provided to be parallel to each other in the chassis, a bearing portion and a sliding portion are provided in the movement member, the guide shaft is inserted into the bearing portion, the sliding portion slides on the sliding guide portion, and the movement member is supported to be reciprocatingly movable in an axial direction of the guide shaft.
A turbine blade adapted for use in a gas turbine engine, the turbine blade comprising ceramic-matrix materials and formed to include a root configured to couple the turbine blade to a rotor disk, an airfoil aerodynamically shaped to interact with gasses moving over the blade and arranged outwardly in a radial direction from the root, and a platform that separates the root from the airfoil so that gasses possing over the airfoil are blocked from moving toward the root, wherein the ceramic-matrix materials of the turbine blade include plies (241, 243) of material that contain fibers of ceramic material that form a portion of the airfoil and at least part of the platform, wherein the root includes a root core and a root casing that surrounds the root core, wherein the root casing includes ceramic fiber reinforcements woven or braided to form a tube without an axially extending seam and are suspended in a ceramic matrix material.