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An apparatus for receiving a contaminated surgical suture needle, the needle having a tip, a trailing end and a needle body extending between the tip and the trailing end, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a top and a bottom; at least one opening between the top and the bottom configured and dimensioned to receive a contaminated surgical needle inserted therethrough; a secure zone within the housing to hold the contaminated surgical needle in an orientation with the needle tip secured, wherein one or both of the top and bottom define an entry zone, a transition zone and the secure zone; and wherein the entry zone includes at least one structure to urge a needle driver holding a contaminated needle toward a slot in the top surface. a housing having a top and a bottom; at least one opening between the top and the bottom configured and dimensioned to receive a contaminated surgical needle inserted therethrough; a secure zone within the housing to hold the contaminated surgical needle in an orientation with the needle tip secured, wherein one or both of the top and bottom define an entry zone, a transition zone and the secure zone; and wherein the entry zone includes at least one structure to urge a needle driver holding a contaminated needle toward a slot in the top surface.
An information processing apparatus comprising: a fingerprint information acquisition unit configured to acquire fingerprint information from a finger; a determination unit configured to determine an action of the finger on basis of the acquired fingerprint information; and a processing unit configured to perform processing on basis of the determined action of the finger, characterized in that the determination unit is configured to determine an inclination of the finger by comparing the acquired fingerprint information with registered fingerprint information registered previously in dependence on directions in which the finger is tilted; and the determination unit is further configured to determine the action of the finger on basis of the determined inclination of the finger. a fingerprint information acquisition unit configured to acquire fingerprint information from a finger; a determination unit configured to determine an action of the finger on basis of the acquired fingerprint information; and a processing unit configured to perform processing on basis of the determined action of the finger, characterized in that the determination unit is configured to determine an inclination of the finger by comparing the acquired fingerprint information with registered fingerprint information registered previously in dependence on directions in which the finger is tilted; and the determination unit is further configured to determine the action of the finger on basis of the determined inclination of the finger.
A system (18, 28) for inspecting oil, which comprises: a cell including a pipe passing through the cell, the pipe being adapted to conduct a flow of oil, and further including the following components disposed inside said cell: a lighting system based on at least one LED diode and configured to supply a beam of white light to the flow of oil; a diffuser situated between the lighting system and the flow of oil, configured to provide homogeneous lighting to the lit area; an image capture system (282, 382) situated on the opposite side of the pipe through which the oil flows in respect of the lighting system and configured to capture a sequence of images of the oil that flows inside said pipe; a lens situated between the image capture system and the flow of oil, configured to focus the captured images; a calibration device situated between the lens and the flow of oil, said calibration device comprising at least one marking of known dimensions; a processor configured to process said sequence of images and to determine from said processing the presence and size of particles and bubbles. a lighting system based on at least one LED diode and configured to supply a beam of white light to the flow of oil; a diffuser situated between the lighting system and the flow of oil, configured to provide homogeneous lighting to the lit area; an image capture system (282, 382) situated on the opposite side of the pipe through which the oil flows in respect of the lighting system and configured to capture a sequence of images of the oil that flows inside said pipe; a lens situated between the image capture system and the flow of oil, configured to focus the captured images; a calibration device situated between the lens and the flow of oil, said calibration device comprising at least one marking of known dimensions; a processor configured to process said sequence of images and to determine from said processing the presence and size of particles and bubbles.
A measuring cartridge (10, 200, 320) mountable on a measuring device that is rotatable about a rotating shaft (20, 103), the measuring cartridge (10, 200, 320) comprising: a sample input port (61, 201) for inputting a blood sample; a separation chamber (30, 210) for separating the blood sample into a blood cell component and a plasma component by utilizing centrifugal force through rotation about the rotating shaft (20, 103), comprising a first storage part (31, 211), and a second storage part (32, 212) arranged in a direction away from the rotating shaft (20, 103) relative to the first storage part (31, 211) and having a width in an rotation direction around the rotating shaft (20, 103) larger than that of the first storage part (31, 211); the first storage part (31, 211) is disposed at a position biased relative to the second storage part (32, 212) in the rotation direction, a receiving chamber (40, 241) for containing the plasma component; and a flow path (50, 63) connected to an inner wall of at least one of the first storage part and the second storage part; wherein the flow path (50, 63) comprises a first flow path for moving the blood sample introduced through the sample input port to the separation chamber (30, 210), and a second flow path for moving the plasma component separated in the separation chamber (30, 210) by a capillary phenomenon. a sample input port (61, 201) for inputting a blood sample; a separation chamber (30, 210) for separating the blood sample into a blood cell component and a plasma component by utilizing centrifugal force through rotation about the rotating shaft (20, 103), comprising a first storage part (31, 211), and a second storage part (32, 212) arranged in a direction away from the rotating shaft (20, 103) relative to the first storage part (31, 211) and having a width in an rotation direction around the rotating shaft (20, 103) larger than that of the first storage part (31, 211); the first storage part (31, 211) is disposed at a position biased relative to the second storage part (32, 212) in the rotation direction, a receiving chamber (40, 241) for containing the plasma component; and a flow path (50, 63) connected to an inner wall of at least one of the first storage part and the second storage part; wherein the flow path (50, 63) comprises a first flow path for moving the blood sample introduced through the sample input port to the separation chamber (30, 210), and a second flow path for moving the plasma component separated in the separation chamber (30, 210) by a capillary phenomenon.
A flexing structure for an insertion tube of a medical device, comprising tubular vertebrae with a proximal tubular vertebra and a distal tubular vertebra and at least one actuating cable surrounded by a sheath over at least part of its length, the flexing structure comprising a tube cut with energy-beam cutting lines to create tubular vertebrae that nest in one another via cut-out areas (17m, 17f, 18m, 18f, 17'm, 17'f, 18'm, 18'f) forming pivots for rotation around pivot axes (X, Y), cutting lines being created to delimit, between the tubular vertebrae, notches (20, 21, 20', 21') cut in the tube in order to form flexing zones for the tubular vertebrae in order to obtain the flexing of the flexing structure in at least one flexing plane (D, S) perpendicular to the pivot axes (X, Y), the proximal tubular vertebra comprising, for each actuating cable, a radial and axial blocking system for the sheath, comprising an elongate cutout created in such a way as to delimit two stop edges that limit the radial engagement of the sheath in the cutout, this cutout opening at its distal part into a slot delimited by at least two cutout lines between which there is attached a pressing tab designed to press the sheath radially against the two stop edges of the cutout, this slot being bordered by a rim for axially stopping the sheath, on which the distal end of the sheath is pressed.
Acoustic radiating membrane for a music box or striking watch, characterized in that the membrane includes, over a first thickness of the total thickness of the membrane, a certain number of cells or a certain number of projecting portions, wherein the shape and dimension of cells or of portions are adapted according to the type of material and the note or notes to be radiated by the membrane with a uniform amplification across the audible frequency band.
Method of assessing the fouling of a propeller mounted to a vessel and connected to a main engine that provides power to the propeller, the method including while the vessel travels with a pre-defined speed through water, cutting the power to the propeller and recording the actual relation of revolutions per unit time of the propeller vs. time and whereby the method is characterized in that it further includes a) retrieving a nominal relation revolutions per unit time of the propeller vs. time, which nominal relation defines the relation of revolutions per unit time of the propeller vs. time with no fouling and mounted to the vessel, while the main engine does not provide power to the propeller and with the speed through water of the vessel at the initial point of the nominal relation being equal to said predefined speed, b) comparing the nominal relation and the actual relation and quantifying the comparison of the actual relation and the nominal relation by at least an arithmetic parameter c) assessing the level of fouling of the propeller by comparing the arithmetic parameter with a threshold value.
Energy storage device for storage of electrical energy comprising at least one storage element, wherein at least one storage element comprises at least one electroplax or at least one electroplax fibre, characterized in that the energy storage device has at least one container, that an electrically non-conducting fluid is accommodated in the container, that the electroplax and/or the electroplax fibres are arranged in the container at least in sections, that the electroplax and/or the electroplax fibres are surrounded by a fluid at least in sections, in particular completely, that the fluid has preserving properties, that the fluid consists at least partially of an alcohol, in particular of ethanol, that the electroplax or the electroplax fibres are produced artificially by cultivation from cell cultures, that the container is manufactured from a non-electrically conductive material and that the container has at least two contact regions on its outer wall wherein each contact region is connected in an electrically conductive manner to one of the electric poles of at least one electroplax and/or an electroplax fibre. characterized in that the energy storage device has at least one container, that an electrically non-conducting fluid is accommodated in the container, that the electroplax and/or the electroplax fibres are arranged in the container at least in sections, that the electroplax and/or the electroplax fibres are surrounded by a fluid at least in sections, in particular completely, that the fluid has preserving properties, that the fluid consists at least partially of an alcohol, in particular of ethanol, that the electroplax or the electroplax fibres are produced artificially by cultivation from cell cultures, that the container is manufactured from a non-electrically conductive material and that the container has at least two contact regions on its outer wall wherein each contact region is connected in an electrically conductive manner to one of the electric poles of at least one electroplax and/or an electroplax fibre.
An isolated non-enveloped, positive stranded RNA virus, wherein said virus is selected from the group consisting of: I) the viral isolate A2-G01 deposited under the Budapest Treaty with the European Collection of Cell culture (ECACC), Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 OJG UK on January 7 2010 under deposit number 10010701; and II) a virus which comprises in its genome a ribonucleic acid sequence which by reverse transcription and 2 nd strand synthesis provides a sequence which is at least 65 % identical to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, and/or is at least 65 % identical to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. I) the viral isolate A2-G01 deposited under the Budapest Treaty with the European Collection of Cell culture (ECACC), Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 OJG UK on January 7 2010 under deposit number 10010701; and II) a virus which comprises in its genome a ribonucleic acid sequence which by reverse transcription and 2 nd strand synthesis provides a sequence which is at least 65 % identical to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, and/or is at least 65 % identical to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2.
A radio transmission apparatus comprising: a determination section (101; 102) that determines the number of streams used by the radio transmission apparatus out of candidates for the number of streams, the number of streams being spatial multiplexed; a grouping section that groups a plurality of preamble sequences into a plurality of groups, the number of the plurality groups being the same as the number of the candidates for the number of streams; a selection section that selects a group corresponding to the determined number of streams from the plurality of groups; and a generation section that generates preamble sequences used by the radio transmission apparatus, by selecting in the selected group the same number of preamble sequences as the number of streams being spatial multiplexed. a determination section (101; 102) that determines the number of streams used by the radio transmission apparatus out of candidates for the number of streams, the number of streams being spatial multiplexed; a grouping section that groups a plurality of preamble sequences into a plurality of groups, the number of the plurality groups being the same as the number of the candidates for the number of streams; a selection section that selects a group corresponding to the determined number of streams from the plurality of groups; and a generation section that generates preamble sequences used by the radio transmission apparatus, by selecting in the selected group the same number of preamble sequences as the number of streams being spatial multiplexed.
Process for producing a polyester comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylate units, which process comprises: a) providing or producing a starting composition comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, an aliphatic diol and a suppressant for suppressing ether formation between the aliphatic diol molecules, b) subjecting the starting composition to esterification conditions to produce an ester composition, and c) contacting the ester composition with a germanium containing catalyst at polycondensation conditions to produce a polyester comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylate units, wherein the suppressant is selected from the group consisting of amines and lithium hydroxide. a) providing or producing a starting composition comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, an aliphatic diol and a suppressant for suppressing ether formation between the aliphatic diol molecules, b) subjecting the starting composition to esterification conditions to produce an ester composition, and c) contacting the ester composition with a germanium containing catalyst at polycondensation conditions to produce a polyester comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylate units, wherein the suppressant is selected from the group consisting of amines and lithium hydroxide.
A vehicle rear structure comprising: a vehicle body side portion having a rear wheel well disposed therein, said rear wheel well being formed as a result of a wheel well outer member and a wheel well inner member being joined to one another; and an upper back front skeleton that extends in the vehicle width direction along a front edge of an upper back panel, has a closed cross-sectional shape as seen from the vehicle width direction, configures part of a skeleton of the vehicle body, characterized in that the vehicle width direction end of the upper back front skeleton is joined to a joined portion between the wheel well outer member and the wheel well inner member. a vehicle body side portion having a rear wheel well disposed therein, said rear wheel well being formed as a result of a wheel well outer member and a wheel well inner member being joined to one another; and an upper back front skeleton that extends in the vehicle width direction along a front edge of an upper back panel, has a closed cross-sectional shape as seen from the vehicle width direction, configures part of a skeleton of the vehicle body, characterized in that the vehicle width direction end of the upper back front skeleton is joined to a joined portion between the wheel well outer member and the wheel well inner member.
A composition comprising a graft copolymer, or an ether- or ester-derivative thereof, wherein said graft copolymer comprises: (i) a backbone comprising a dextran that has been modified with 1%-25% alpha-1,2 branches, wherein the weight-average degree of polymerization (DPw) of the backbone is 10 to 500, and (ii) one or more alpha-1,3-glucan side chains comprising at least 50% alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages. (i) a backbone comprising a dextran that has been modified with 1%-25% alpha-1,2 branches, wherein the weight-average degree of polymerization (DPw) of the backbone is 10 to 500, and (ii) one or more alpha-1,3-glucan side chains comprising at least 50% alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages.
A nasal cannula assembly for delivering high flow humidified gases to a patient in need of respiratory support, comprising a face mount part including a pair of tubular nasal prongs (33, 34) integrally molded with the face mount part, wherein the face mount part and prongs (33, 34) are moulded from silicone or other flexible material, a strap or strap attachment means attached to the face mount part to hold the nasal cannula assembly in place about a patient's face, in use, and a gases flow manifold part, characterized in that the gases flow manifold part is arranged to be fitted to either side of the face mount part, thereby allowing for horizontal right or left side entry of said high flow humidified gases, wherein the gases flow manifold part is made from a hard plastics material, and the nasal cannula assembly comprises an unheated flexible section of tubing attached to the gases flow manifold part a face mount part including a pair of tubular nasal prongs (33, 34) integrally molded with the face mount part, wherein the face mount part and prongs (33, 34) are moulded from silicone or other flexible material, a strap or strap attachment means attached to the face mount part to hold the nasal cannula assembly in place about a patient's face, in use, and a gases flow manifold part, characterized in that the gases flow manifold part is arranged to be fitted to either side of the face mount part, thereby allowing for horizontal right or left side entry of said high flow humidified gases, wherein the gases flow manifold part is made from a hard plastics material, and the nasal cannula assembly comprises an unheated flexible section of tubing attached to the gases flow manifold part
An optical voltage sensor comprising: a polarizing optical system (15,16) including a polarizer and a retardation plate disposed so as to have a center axis thereof coincident with an optical axis of incoming light from a light source, and configured for polarization of incoming light to a prescribed reference state; an electro-optical device disposed so as to have a center axis thereof coincident with the optical axis, and adapted, as a voltage to be measured is imposed thereon, to respond to the imposed voltage by polarizing light polarized by the polarizing optical system (15,16); and an analyzer disposed so as to have a center axis thereof coincident with the optical axis, and adapted, as light polarized by the electro-optical device is input thereto, to output to a detector; characterized by further comprising: frames (20a,20b,20c) shaped hollow-tubular and disposed axisymmetric about a straight line, wherein the polarizing optical system (15,16), the electro-optical device, and the analyzer are secured inside hollows of the frames (20a,20b,20c), with elastic bodies in between, having the center axes thereof coincide with the straight line, respectively. a polarizing optical system (15,16) including a polarizer and a retardation plate disposed so as to have a center axis thereof coincident with an optical axis of incoming light from a light source, and configured for polarization of incoming light to a prescribed reference state; an electro-optical device disposed so as to have a center axis thereof coincident with the optical axis, and adapted, as a voltage to be measured is imposed thereon, to respond to the imposed voltage by polarizing light polarized by the polarizing optical system (15,16); and an analyzer disposed so as to have a center axis thereof coincident with the optical axis, and adapted, as light polarized by the electro-optical device is input thereto, to output to a detector; characterized by further comprising: frames (20a,20b,20c) shaped hollow-tubular and disposed axisymmetric about a straight line, wherein the polarizing optical system (15,16), the electro-optical device, and the analyzer are secured inside hollows of the frames (20a,20b,20c), with elastic bodies in between, having the center axes thereof coincide with the straight line, respectively. frames (20a,20b,20c) shaped hollow-tubular and disposed axisymmetric about a straight line, wherein the polarizing optical system (15,16), the electro-optical device, and the analyzer are secured inside hollows of the frames (20a,20b,20c), with elastic bodies in between, having the center axes thereof coincide with the straight line, respectively.
A turbine airfoil structure comprising: a pressure side wall, a suction side wall, and a dovetail base contacting with the pressure side wall and the suction side wall; a cooling circuit (238, 240) originating from the dovetail base and extending between the pressure side wall and the suction side wall; a plurality of raising pins disposed along the side walls, wherein the raising pins comprise first and second ends, the first end being in direct contact with the side walls; characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of raised turbulator ribs, each turbulator rib of the plurality of turbulator ribs being connected to at least one of the plurality of raising pins at the second end thereof, the plurality of raised turbulator ribs being spaced apart from the side walls. a pressure side wall, a suction side wall, and a dovetail base contacting with the pressure side wall and the suction side wall; a cooling circuit (238, 240) originating from the dovetail base and extending between the pressure side wall and the suction side wall; a plurality of raising pins disposed along the side walls, wherein the raising pins comprise first and second ends, the first end being in direct contact with the side walls; characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of raised turbulator ribs, each turbulator rib of the plurality of turbulator ribs being connected to at least one of the plurality of raising pins at the second end thereof, the plurality of raised turbulator ribs being spaced apart from the side walls.