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A medical device comprising: a flexible inner shaft inserted within a flexible guide shaft, a tool being disposed at a distal end of the inner shaft for insertion into a subject, a drive unit coupled with the guide shaft and a user input interface disposed in a location remote from the drive unit, the input interface sending command signals communicated to the drive unit for remote controllably manipulating the inner and guide shafts (34; 32); characterized in that: the drive unit is coupled with the inner shaft and the guide shaft independently, the drive unit independently driving movement of the inner shaft to at least one degree of freedom. a flexible inner shaft inserted within a flexible guide shaft, a tool being disposed at a distal end of the inner shaft for insertion into a subject, a drive unit coupled with the guide shaft and a user input interface disposed in a location remote from the drive unit, the input interface sending command signals communicated to the drive unit for remote controllably manipulating the inner and guide shafts (34; 32); characterized in that: the drive unit is coupled with the inner shaft and the guide shaft independently, the drive unit independently driving movement of the inner shaft to at least one degree of freedom. the drive unit is coupled with the inner shaft and the guide shaft independently, the drive unit independently driving movement of the inner shaft to at least one degree of freedom.
A composition comprising an avian influenza antigen and a pharmaceutical or veterinarily acceptable carrier, excipient, or vehicle; wherein the avian influenza antigen has at least 80% sequence identity to the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12; and/or wherein the avian influenza antigen is encoded by a polynucleotide having at least 70% sequence identity to the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 11, and wherein the avian influenza antigen is obtainable by expression in duckweed from a polynucleotide sequence operably linked with a nucleotide sequence encoding a signal peptide permitting the secretion of the avian influenza antigen.
A vacuum cleaner comprising: a suction source; an air inlet; an airflow path extending from the air inlet to the suction source; a valve movable between an open position in which the suction source and the air inlet are in fluid communication and a closed position in which the valve substantially blocks the airflow path to inhibit fluid communication between the air inlet and the suction source; and; a link coupled to the valve such that movement of the link in a first direction when the valve is in the closed position opens the valve, and movement of the link in a second direction when the valve is in the open position closes the valve, wherein the air inlet is a first air inlet, the vacuum cleaner further comprising a second air inlet in fluid communication with the suction source, the link has a deformable portion resiliently deformable to permit additional movement of the link in the second direction when the valve is in the closed position, characterized in that the vacuum cleaner further comprises a seal configured to selectively inhibit airflow through the second air inlet, and a bypass valve in fluid communication with the suction source, the bypass valve being configured to open to provide a third air inlet when the valve is in the closed position and airflow through the second air inlet is inhibited by the seal. a suction source; an air inlet; an airflow path extending from the air inlet to the suction source; a valve movable between an open position in which the suction source and the air inlet are in fluid communication and a closed position in which the valve substantially blocks the airflow path to inhibit fluid communication between the air inlet and the suction source; and; a link coupled to the valve such that movement of the link in a first direction when the valve is in the closed position opens the valve, and movement of the link in a second direction when the valve is in the open position closes the valve, wherein the air inlet is a first air inlet, the vacuum cleaner further comprising a second air inlet in fluid communication with the suction source, the link has a deformable portion resiliently deformable to permit additional movement of the link in the second direction when the valve is in the closed position, characterized in that the vacuum cleaner further comprises a seal configured to selectively inhibit airflow through the second air inlet, and a bypass valve in fluid communication with the suction source, the bypass valve being configured to open to provide a third air inlet when the valve is in the closed position and airflow through the second air inlet is inhibited by the seal.
Method for determining a map of an area associated to a base station, the map being composed of probability distributions associated to coefficients, the method comprises the steps of: - determining an initial map composed of probability distributions associated to coefficients and which is build using a basis-expansion representation using a deterministic function and the coefficients, - obtaining measurements on power of signals transferred by the base station and received by a terminal or measurements on power of signals transferred by the terminal and received by the base station and positioning measurements of the terminal performed by the terminal or by the base station, - obtaining means and variances associated to coefficients of the map of the area associated to the base station which correspond to the power measurements, - determining the probability distributions of the location using the power measurements and the positioning measurements of the mobile terminal, - checking if the variance of the determined probability distributions of the location is upper than a given value, - updating the map only if the variance of the determined probability distributions of the location is lower than the given value. - determining an initial map composed of probability distributions associated to coefficients and which is build using a basis-expansion representation using a deterministic function and the coefficients, - obtaining measurements on power of signals transferred by the base station and received by a terminal or measurements on power of signals transferred by the terminal and received by the base station and positioning measurements of the terminal performed by the terminal or by the base station, - obtaining means and variances associated to coefficients of the map of the area associated to the base station which correspond to the power measurements, - determining the probability distributions of the location using the power measurements and the positioning measurements of the mobile terminal, - checking if the variance of the determined probability distributions of the location is upper than a given value, - updating the map only if the variance of the determined probability distributions of the location is lower than the given value.
A flow cytometry method for the early detection of a pregnant woman susceptible to developing preeclampsia, wherein said method comprises: (a) performing flow cytometry using a urine sample obtained from a pregnant woman, prior to development of preeclampsia and from gestational week 23 to gestational week 28, to detect the presence of an elevated level of urinary podocytes with an anti-podocin antibody, and (b) classifying said pregnant woman as being susceptible to developing preeclampsia later during her pregnancy. (a) performing flow cytometry using a urine sample obtained from a pregnant woman, prior to development of preeclampsia and from gestational week 23 to gestational week 28, to detect the presence of an elevated level of urinary podocytes with an anti-podocin antibody, and (b) classifying said pregnant woman as being susceptible to developing preeclampsia later during her pregnancy.
A safety mechanism (16,25) comprising: an obstructing member moveable between a first position where fluid flow is permitted, and a second position where fluid flow is restricted; a movement mechanism; and a wireless receiver, adapted to receive a wireless signal; wherein the movement mechanism is operable to move the obstructing member from one of the first and second positions to the other of the first and second positions in response to a change in the signal being received by the wireless receiver; characterised in that the movement mechanism is adapted to move the obstructing member from one of the first and second positions to the other of the first and second positions automatically in response to at least one level of a parameter detected by a sensor; and wherein the level of the parameter at which the safety mechanism is adapted to move the obstructing member to/from the first position from/to the second position is variable by an operator. an obstructing member moveable between a first position where fluid flow is permitted, and a second position where fluid flow is restricted; a movement mechanism; and a wireless receiver, adapted to receive a wireless signal; wherein the movement mechanism is operable to move the obstructing member from one of the first and second positions to the other of the first and second positions in response to a change in the signal being received by the wireless receiver; characterised in that the movement mechanism is adapted to move the obstructing member from one of the first and second positions to the other of the first and second positions automatically in response to at least one level of a parameter detected by a sensor; and wherein the level of the parameter at which the safety mechanism is adapted to move the obstructing member to/from the first position from/to the second position is variable by an operator.
Apparatus for the removal of a circular collar swage-mounted on a cylindrical projection, the apparatus comprising: a connection member (8,10) for connecting the apparatus to the cylindrical projection, which cylindrical projection defines a major axis (A-A) of the apparatus when the connection member (8, 10) is connected thereto; at least one moveable cutting member for selective engagement with the collar after the connection member is connected to the cylindrical projection; an opposing member arranged to be mounted within the apparatus opposite the at least one moveable cutting member; the apparatus characterised by means allowing relative movement between the connection member (8, 10) and the at least one moveable cutting member and/or the opposing member so as to permit the collar to be centrally located between the at least one moveable cutting member and the opposing member. a connection member (8,10) for connecting the apparatus to the cylindrical projection, which cylindrical projection defines a major axis (A-A) of the apparatus when the connection member (8, 10) is connected thereto; at least one moveable cutting member for selective engagement with the collar after the connection member is connected to the cylindrical projection; an opposing member arranged to be mounted within the apparatus opposite the at least one moveable cutting member;
Method for controlling the passenger compartment temperature of an electrically operated vehicle which has a battery, comprising the steps: - provision of an air-conditioning system with a coolant circuit, - thermal coupling of the coolant circuit to the battery in such a way that the battery forms a heat accumulator of the coolant circuit, and - optional cooling or heating of the battery while the battery is coupled to an electric charging station for charging the battery, the battery being heated directly by means of the coolant circuit and a heat exchanger which is connected into the coolant circuit, characterized by the following steps: - a compressor is activated in the case of heating, the coolant circuit being set in motion via the charging station, - at low temperatures, the battery is firstly placed at a temperature which is optimum for the charging process and then charged, and the battery is finally placed at the maximum temperature, a selection of a heating mode of the battery takes place automatically on the basis of a measurement of the external temperature or the time of year. - provision of an air-conditioning system with a coolant circuit, - thermal coupling of the coolant circuit to the battery in such a way that the battery forms a heat accumulator of the coolant circuit, and - optional cooling or heating of the battery while the battery is coupled to an electric charging station for charging the battery, the battery being heated directly by means of the coolant circuit and a heat exchanger which is connected into the coolant circuit, characterized by the following steps: - a compressor is activated in the case of heating, the coolant circuit being set in motion via the charging station, - at low temperatures, the battery is firstly placed at a temperature which is optimum for the charging process and then charged, and the battery is finally placed at the maximum temperature, a selection of a heating mode of the battery takes place automatically on the basis of a measurement of the external temperature or the time of year.
A mold for producing particulate foam parts by welding foam particles by means of electromagnetic waves, comprising two mold halves (2, 3) which delimit a mold cavity, at least one, preferably each, of the two mold halves (2, 3) being formed from a material transparent to electromagnetic waves, and comprising a boundary wall delimiting the mold cavity, and one or more supports (11, 12) which serve to support the boundary wall at a capacitor plate (4, 5) on the side facing away from the mold cavity and form one or more cavities.
An evaluation method for evaluating the reliability of a system for quantifying a cell(s) of interest that is/are potentially contained in a blood-derived sample and has/have a specific gravity larger than 1.025 but smaller than 1.120, said method comprising the Steps (a) to (d) below: (a) separating a blood-derived sample containing a known number, P0, of resin particles P having a specific gravity larger than 1.025 but smaller than 1.120 and a known number, N0, of resin particles N having a specific gravity of not less than 1.090 and not more than 1.120 by density gradient centrifugation into at least two layers including a layer containing a larger amount of erythrocytes and a layer containing a larger amount of cells other than erythrocytes; (b) extracting said layer containing a larger amount of cells other than erythrocytes and counting the number, P1, of resin particles P and the number, N1, of resin particles N contained in said layer; (c) calculating (P1/P0)×100 and comparing the calculated value with a predetermined reference value to evaluate the extent to which the whole system functions; and (d) calculating N1/P1 and comparing the calculated value with a predetermined reference value to evaluate the extent to which the layers are separated by said density gradient centrifugation. (a) separating a blood-derived sample containing a known number, P0, of resin particles P having a specific gravity larger than 1.025 but smaller than 1.120 and a known number, N0, of resin particles N having a specific gravity of not less than 1.090 and not more than 1.120 by density gradient centrifugation into at least two layers including a layer containing a larger amount of erythrocytes and a layer containing a larger amount of cells other than erythrocytes; (b) extracting said layer containing a larger amount of cells other than erythrocytes and counting the number, P1, of resin particles P and the number, N1, of resin particles N contained in said layer; (c) calculating (P1/P0)×100 and comparing the calculated value with a predetermined reference value to evaluate the extent to which the whole system functions; and (d) calculating N1/P1 and comparing the calculated value with a predetermined reference value to evaluate the extent to which the layers are separated by said density gradient centrifugation.
A gateway device comprising: a call handling equipment -CHE-listener interface configured to form a communication channel with a CHE and receive call event data from the CHE, wherein the call event data comprises data describing a call event that is created by the CHE in response to receiving an emergency call; an Internet Protocol -IP-interface configured to communicate with a cloud-based processing system; a provisioning engine configured to provide information about the CHE to the cloud-based processing system via the IP interface, and to receive, from the cloud-based processing system via the IP interface, instructions based on the information about the CHE provided, wherein the instructions comprises parsing instructions for parsing the received call event data in a data output format used by the CHE and formatting instructions for formatting the parsed call event data to a consistent data format used by the cloud-based processing system; and a message parsing engine configured to: parse the call event data received from the CHE via the CHE listener interface according to the parsing instructions, and format the call event data according to the consistent data format used by the cloud-based processing system; wherein the gateway device is configured to transmit the formatted call event data to the cloud-based processing system via the IP interface. a call handling equipment -CHE-listener interface configured to form a communication channel with a CHE and receive call event data from the CHE, wherein the call event data comprises data describing a call event that is created by the CHE in response to receiving an emergency call; an Internet Protocol -IP-interface configured to communicate with a cloud-based processing system; a provisioning engine configured to provide information about the CHE to the cloud-based processing system via the IP interface, and to receive, from the cloud-based processing system via the IP interface, instructions based on the information about the CHE provided, wherein the instructions comprises parsing instructions for parsing the received call event data in a data output format used by the CHE and formatting instructions for formatting the parsed call event data to a consistent data format used by the cloud-based processing system; and a message parsing engine configured to: parse the call event data received from the CHE via the CHE listener interface according to the parsing instructions, and format the call event data according to the consistent data format used by the cloud-based processing system; parse the call event data received from the CHE via the CHE listener interface according to the parsing instructions, and format the call event data according to the consistent data format used by the cloud-based processing system; wherein the gateway device is configured to transmit the formatted call event data to the cloud-based processing system via the IP interface.
A method performed by a file system of a computing device implementing an append-only stream capability to store data in a stream on a storage device that is a solid state storage device, the method comprising: determining a number of erase blocks required for storing data on the storage device, wherein the number of erase blocks is determined based on an amount of data to be stored on the storage device and a size of one or more erase blocks of the storage device, and wherein the size of the one or more erase blocks is exposed to the file system by the storage device; sending, to the storage device, a request for a stream identifier associated with a stream that comprises the determined number of erase blocks; receiving, from the storage device, the stream identifier; sending, to the storage device, a request to write data to a stream, the request comprising the stream identifier associated with the stream; and receiving, from the storage device, an indication of whether the data was written to the stream. determining a number of erase blocks required for storing data on the storage device, wherein the number of erase blocks is determined based on an amount of data to be stored on the storage device and a size of one or more erase blocks of the storage device, and wherein the size of the one or more erase blocks is exposed to the file system by the storage device; sending, to the storage device, a request for a stream identifier associated with a stream that comprises the determined number of erase blocks; receiving, from the storage device, the stream identifier; sending, to the storage device, a request to write data to a stream, the request comprising the stream identifier associated with the stream; and receiving, from the storage device, an indication of whether the data was written to the stream.
A shell structure with a force introduction point, wherein a force introduction structure (3, 4, 5) is provided at the force introduction point, wherein the force introduction structure (3, 4, 5) has a fitting part with a fastening element, wherein the fitting part is connected to the shell structure, characterised in that the fitting part has a contact surface with the shell structure and the contact surface can be braced or is braced with the shell structure, the shell structure being produced from fibre-reinforced plastics material.
A love ball with a treatment body for insertion into a vaginal or rectal cavity, with an irradiation device integrated into the treatment body with at least one light emitter, with a power source integrated into the treatment body for power supply of the irradiation device and with a control circuit integrated into the treatment body for control of the irradiation device, wherein the irradiation device is configured for emission of light with a wavelength between 600 nm and 750 nm and characterized in that the irradiation device is configured for irradiation with a maximum irradiation intensity between 0.1 mW/cm 2 and 1.5 mW/cm 2 and wherein the control circuit is configured for automatic switching off of the irradiation on reaching an irradiation energy of less than 5 J and/or after an irradiation duration of less than or equal to 60 min.
Bucket with a roller base, wherein - the roller base has a support region on which to place the bucket with a front support region and a rear support region connecting to the front support region by means of a connecting section and at least one roller to move the roller base and - the bucket with its lower area on the support region and located on it in such a way that it is secured against displacement in at least one direction parallel to the base of the bucket, characterised in that the bucket has at least one retaining edge, interlockable from above and from the centre of the bucket, in the lower area on retention locations arranged above the front support region and the rear support region respectively, and the roller base has a securing area extending upwards with a mating edge projecting outwards in the front support region and in the rear support region respectively under the retention locations, said mating edge being shaped in such a way that it is able to engage in the retaining edge to secure the roller base to the base of the bucket, wherein, to release the roller base, the connecting section is formed to be flexible so that, by pulling the connecting section, the securing areas are pivoted inwards towards the centre of the bucket and, by so doing, the engagement of the mating edge in the retaining edge is released. - the roller base has a support region on which to place the bucket with a front support region and a rear support region connecting to the front support region by means of a connecting section and at least one roller to move the roller base and - the bucket with its lower area on the support region and located on it in such a way that it is secured against displacement in at least one direction parallel to the base of the bucket, characterised in that