mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A delivery catheter (100, 200,..., 600) for implanting a medical device, comprising: a handle; a catheter shaft coupled to the handle; a first tether (422a, 522a) disposed within the catheter shaft and extending distally beyond the catheter shaft, the first tether (422a, 522a) including a first locking feature positioned near a distal portion of the first tether (422a, 522a); a second tether (422b, 522b) disposed within the catheter shaft and extending distally beyond the catheter shaft, the second tether (422b, 522b) including a second locking feature positioned near a distal portion of the second tether (422b, 522b); a tether adjustment feature coupled to the first tether (422a, 522a), the tether adjustment feature configured to adjust a length of the first tether (422a, 522a) extending distally beyond the catheter shaft. wherein the delivery catheter (100, 200,..., 600) comprises an aligned configuration where the first and second locking features (426a, 426b) are positioned at least partially side by side, and an un-aligned configuration where the first and second locking features (426a, 426b) are not positioned side by side, wherein the combined cross-sectional diameter of the first and second locking features is reduced in the un-aligned state compared with a configuration where the first and second locking features are in a side by side configuration, the tether adjustment feature being capable of causing the first and second locking features to be in the side by side configuration and being capable of causing the first and second locking features to be in the un-aligned configuration. a handle; a catheter shaft coupled to the handle; a first tether (422a, 522a) disposed within the catheter shaft and extending distally beyond the catheter shaft, the first tether (422a, 522a) including a first locking feature positioned near a distal portion of the first tether (422a, 522a); a second tether (422b, 522b) disposed within the catheter shaft and extending distally beyond the catheter shaft, the second tether (422b, 522b) including a second locking feature positioned near a distal portion of the second tether (422b, 522b); a tether adjustment feature coupled to the first tether (422a, 522a), the tether adjustment feature configured to adjust a length of the first tether (422a, 522a) extending distally beyond the catheter shaft.
A system for supporting a movement exercise with an object, wherein the object is a ball or a puck, comprising: a detection device for detecting an actual position of the object, wherein the detection device is configured to determine a plurality of further actual positions from a plurality of further objects, wherein the detection device is designed as a radio-based localization system, wherein the detection device comprises a receiver and wherein the object and each further object comprises a respective transmitter; a determination device for determining a set point position of the object; and a display device for displaying an indication on the set point position when the actual position differs from the set point position, wherein the determination device is configured to determine a center of gravity of a plurality of further actual positions and to determine the set point position depending on the actual position of the object and the center of gravity, in particular relative to the center of gravity. a detection device for detecting an actual position of the object, wherein the detection device is configured to determine a plurality of further actual positions from a plurality of further objects, wherein the detection device is designed as a radio-based localization system, wherein the detection device comprises a receiver and wherein the object and each further object comprises a respective transmitter; a determination device for determining a set point position of the object; and a display device for displaying an indication on the set point position when the actual position differs from the set point position, wherein the determination device is configured to determine a center of gravity of a plurality of further actual positions and to determine the set point position depending on the actual position of the object and the center of gravity, in particular relative to the center of gravity.
A method for configuring a portable communication device (105, 200, 302), comprising: receiving an incoming audio signal; adjusting an audio level of the incoming audio signal that is received based on a setting of a volume control; generating an ultrasonic audio signal, the ultrasonic audio signal having an audio level independent of the setting of the volume control; mixing the incoming audio signal having the adjusted audio level with the ultrasonic audio signal to generate a mixed audio signal; outputting the mixed audio signal to a remote audio device (110, 304); receiving a remote audio signal from the remote audio device (110, 304), the remote audio signal detected by the remote audio device in response to sound output from the remote audio device (110, 304) based on the mixed audio signal; comparing an audio level of the remote audio signal to one or more thresholds to determine whether to output a compensated audio signal to a speaker, the compensated audio signal having an audio level adjusted based on an estimated loss in loudness associated with the audio level of the remote audio signal. receiving an incoming audio signal; adjusting an audio level of the incoming audio signal that is received based on a setting of a volume control; generating an ultrasonic audio signal, the ultrasonic audio signal having an audio level independent of the setting of the volume control; mixing the incoming audio signal having the adjusted audio level with the ultrasonic audio signal to generate a mixed audio signal; outputting the mixed audio signal to a remote audio device (110, 304); receiving a remote audio signal from the remote audio device (110, 304), the remote audio signal detected by the remote audio device in response to sound output from the remote audio device (110, 304) based on the mixed audio signal; comparing an audio level of the remote audio signal to one or more thresholds to determine whether to output a compensated audio signal to a speaker, the compensated audio signal having an audio level adjusted based on an estimated loss in loudness associated with the audio level of the remote audio signal.
A ventilation system comprising a control unit for controlling extraction and/or supply of air within a building, characterized in that said control unit is arranged such that it will not operate to supply and/or extract air until after a setup program has been successfully completed.
A biologically pure strain of Pseudomonas azotoformans, strain F30A, which has been deposited at Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH and has been assigned accession number DSM 22077.
A process for producing sodium hydrogencarbonate crystal particles, which comprises subjecting sodium hydrogencarbonate crystal particles having an average particle.size of from 50 to 500 μm based on the mass to heat treatment at a temperature of from 70 to 95°C by a heating gas having a carbon dioxide gas concentration of at most the concentration calculated by the following formula thus forming anhydrous sodium carbonate on the surface of the sodium hydrogencarbonate crystal particles with a content of anhydrous sodium carbonate of from 0.03 to 0.4 mass% in the sodium hydrogencarbonate crystals: Carbon dioxide gas concentration = 0.071 × e 0.1 × T × R − 0.0005 × T − 0.9574 (wherein T (°C) is the temperature of sodium hydrogencarbonate crystals, and R (%) is the relative humidity around the crystals at the temperature of the crystals, provided that the upper limit of the carbon dioxide gas concentration is 100 vol%).
A rapid method of determining warfarin sensitivity for use in a microfluidic device comprising; contacting Z a sample with pairs of oligonucleotide primers, each pair comprising a forward primer and a reverse primer, wherein the pairs of oligonucleotide primers comprise; Primer name Sequence SEQ ID ∗ 2_v1_F GGCGTTTCTCCCTCATGACGC SEQ ID 1 ∗ 2_v1_R GAGTAGGGTCACCCACCCTTGG SEQ ID 2 ∗ 3_v1_F GCAAGACAGGAGCCACATGCC SEQ ID 3 ∗ 3_v2_R or ∗ 3_v2_R' GAATTTAATGTCACAGGTCACTGC SEQ ID 4 CTGAATTTAATGTCACAGGTCACTGCATG SEQ ID 13 VK_v1_F GGATTATAGGCGTGAGCCACC SEQ ID 5 VK_v1_R GGTAGGTGCAACAGTAAGGGATCC SEQ ID 6 or wherein the pairs of oligonucleotide primers have at least 80% sequence homology to the primers identified as SEQ ID 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; and are operable to bind genomic regions flanking CYP2C9 ∗ 2, CYP2C9 ∗ 3 and VKORC1 - 1639G>A single nucleotide polymorphism sites and to amplify genomic regions to give amplicons comprising said SNP sites; amplifying, substantially simultaneously, the SNP sites by polymerase chain reaction by annealing the primer pairs to the nucleic acid present in the sample; simultaneously extending the annealed primers to synthesize an extension product, wherein each extension product after separation from the nucleic acid, serves as a template for the synthesis of an extension product for the other primer of each pair; and detecting the amplified products, if present, to indicate the presence or absence of a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with warfarin sensitivity in the sample, wherein detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms is indicative of warfarin sensitivity. or wherein the pairs of oligonucleotide primers have at least 80% sequence homology to the primers identified as SEQ ID 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; and are operable to bind genomic regions flanking CYP2C9 ∗ 2, CYP2C9 ∗ 3 and VKORC1 - 1639G>A single nucleotide polymorphism sites and to amplify genomic regions to give amplicons comprising said SNP sites; amplifying, substantially simultaneously, the SNP sites by polymerase chain reaction by annealing the primer pairs to the nucleic acid present in the sample; simultaneously extending the annealed primers to synthesize an extension product, wherein each extension product after separation from the nucleic acid, serves as a template for the synthesis of an extension product for the other primer of each pair; and detecting the amplified products, if present, to indicate the presence or absence of a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with warfarin sensitivity in the sample, wherein detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms is indicative of warfarin sensitivity.
A dental implant comprising an implant body having a proximal portion configured for enabling a prosthesis to be fixed thereto, said proximal portion having at least one proximal opening, and a distal portion having a distal end and at least one distal opening (158, 159) at or near said distal end, said distal portion configured for being directly implanted with respect to one of the maxilla and mandible, the implant body further comprising at least one internal passageway wherein fluid communication is provided between said at least one proximal opening and at least a first portion of an outside of said distal end via said at least one distal opening (158, 159) and said internal passageway, wherein said at least one distal opening (158, 159) comprising at least one lateral distal opening proximally displaced from said distal end on the implant body and laterally disposed with respect to said at least one internal passageway, and wherein the implant body further comprising a sealing arrangement configured for preventing fluid passage via said at least one lateral distal opening between said at least one internal passageway and said outside, wherein said sealing arrangement is configured to be positioned, when preventing fluid passage, adjacent said at least one lateral distal opening, whereby preventing fluid passage therethrough into or out of said at least one internal passageway, wherein said sealing arrangement comprises a plug member having a plug distal portion and a plug proximal portion, wherein at least part of a passageway proximal portion of said passageway is threaded and cooperates with a correspondingly threaded part of said plug proximal portion to form a seal therewith, and wherein optionally said part of said passageway proximal portion extends up to said proximal opening.
A composition for use in a method for treating a triple negative breast cancer in an individual, the method comprising administering to the individual the composition as a combination therapy which comprises an antagonist of a Programmed Death 1 protein (PD-1) and eribulin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and; wherein the PD-1 antagonist is pembrolizumab.
Heat exchanger with individual components each made from aluminium alloy material, whereby a minimum of one part of the individual components is connected to another by brazing, characterized in that at least the individual components connected by soldering have an external corrosion protective coating from a minimum of 50 wght% silicon dioxide.
Method for controlling the authorization of a person to access a secure area, in particular a cockpit of a passenger aircraft, comprising the successive steps of: a) providing an access control apparatus for detecting a set of biometric features, which apparatus can be enabled by entering a predetermined access code, b) transfer of the access code by the person to the access control apparatus, c) if the transferred access code is not correct, terminating the method, if the transferred access code is correct, detecting by means of the access control apparatus a set of biometric features, in particular of the face, of the person transferring the access code, d) saving the set of biometric features of the person, and e) subsequently enabling access for the person and starting a time measurement, f) if the person requests access to the secure area once again, a set of biometric features is determined and compared with the set of biometric features saved in step d), g) continuing the method with step b) if the set of determined biometric features does not match the saved set of biometric features, h) if the set of determined biometric features does match the set of saved biometric features, a check is performed to determine whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the time measurement was started, i) if the predetermined period of time has elapsed, the method is continued with step b), k) if the predetermined period of time has not elapsed, access is enabled. a) providing an access control apparatus for detecting a set of biometric features, which apparatus can be enabled by entering a predetermined access code, b) transfer of the access code by the person to the access control apparatus, c) if the transferred access code is not correct, terminating the method, if the transferred access code is correct, detecting by means of the access control apparatus a set of biometric features, in particular of the face, of the person transferring the access code, d) saving the set of biometric features of the person, and e) subsequently enabling access for the person and starting a time measurement, f) if the person requests access to the secure area once again, a set of biometric features is determined and compared with the set of biometric features saved in step d), g) continuing the method with step b) if the set of determined biometric features does not match the saved set of biometric features, h) if the set of determined biometric features does match the set of saved biometric features, a check is performed to determine whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the time measurement was started, i) if the predetermined period of time has elapsed, the method is continued with step b), k) if the predetermined period of time has not elapsed, access is enabled.
A coated polymer foil which can be produced via coating of a polymer foil with an aqueous composition comprising A) a polymer which is obtained via free-radical polymerization and which is composed of from 10 to 80% by weight of at least one compound selected from ethylenically unsaturated anhydrides and ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids, the carboxylic acid groups of which can form an anhydride group, and B) at least one alkanolamine having at least two hydroxy groups. A) a polymer which is obtained via free-radical polymerization and which is composed of from 10 to 80% by weight of at least one compound selected from ethylenically unsaturated anhydrides and ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids, the carboxylic acid groups of which can form an anhydride group, and B) at least one alkanolamine having at least two hydroxy groups.
A negative electrode active material for an electric device, comprising an alloy containing silicon in a range from 25% to 54% exclusive, carbon in a range from 1% to 47% exclusive, zinc in a range from 13% to 69% exclusive in terms of mass ratio, and inevitable impurities as a residue.
A device for inspecting transport bags that can be conveyed in a suspended manner, with at least one transport bag that can be conveyed in a suspended manner, with a bag interior for receiving piece goods units, wherein the transport bag has at least one bag opening (17, 151) of the bag interior; and with a detection device, characterized in that the detection device is configured to capture at least one two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional image of at least a part of the bag interior of a transport bag to be inspected, which shows at least one inner side of a wall, in particular a front wall (143, 143a, 143b) of the transport bag to be inspected; wherein the detection device has an evaluation module that is configured to identify an inspection area on the captured image, which shows at least a part of the inner side of the wall; wherein, for identifying the inspection area on the image, the image coordinates of the two outer endpoints (82, 82') of the upper edge of the front wall of the transport bag facing the bag opening and the image coordinates of the two endpoints (83, 83') of the lower edge of the front wall facing away from the bag opening are determined; and at least a part of a quadrilateral defined by the image coordinates of the said four endpoints (82, 82', 83, 83') is set as the inspection area; to analyze the image data of the identified inspection area, in order to determine if also another object is depicted along with the inner side of the wall; and based on this image data analysis, to provide data containing information on whether the inspected transport bag is empty or contains an object. with at least one transport bag that can be conveyed in a suspended manner, with a bag interior for receiving piece goods units, wherein the transport bag has at least one bag opening (17, 151) of the bag interior; and with a detection device, characterized in that the detection device is configured to capture at least one two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional image of at least a part of the bag interior of a transport bag to be inspected, which shows at least one inner side of a wall, in particular a front wall (143, 143a, 143b) of the transport bag to be inspected; wherein the detection device has an evaluation module that is configured to identify an inspection area on the captured image, which shows at least a part of the inner side of the wall; wherein, for identifying the inspection area on the image, the image coordinates of the two outer endpoints (82, 82') of the upper edge of the front wall of the transport bag facing the bag opening and the image coordinates of the two endpoints (83, 83') of the lower edge of the front wall facing away from the bag opening are determined; and at least a part of a quadrilateral defined by the image coordinates of the said four endpoints (82, 82', 83, 83') is set as the inspection area; to analyze the image data of the identified inspection area, in order to determine if also another object is depicted along with the inner side of the wall; and based on this image data analysis, to provide data containing information on whether the inspected transport bag is empty or contains an object.
Household appliance, in particular household dishwasher, household washer-dryer or household dryer, having a control facility for controlling a process step for cleaning and/or drying an item to be treated, having a working chamber for receiving the item to be treated during the process step and having an air heating facility for heating the working chamber by means of an airflow, which air heating facility comprises a fan for generating the airflow and a heater for heating the airflow, wherein the control facility is embodied to influence a volume flow of the airflow by influencing a rotational speed of the fan on the basis of a setpoint value for the volume flow of the airflow and on the basis of an actual value of the volume flow of the airflow, wherein the control facility is embodied to determine the setpoint value as a function of at least one operating parameter (UV, PN, TE) of the household appliance, wherein the setpoint value can be read from a table stored in a memory store connected to the control facilty for data exchange purposes, or can be calculated by means of a function stored in a memory store connected to the control facility for data exchange purposes, and wherein the control facility is embodied to monitor a difference from the setpoint value and the actual value, wherein a switch-off limit is provided for the difference, whereby if this is exceeded for at least one predetermined time span, provision is made to switch off the power of the heater by means of the control facility.
An imaging device comprising: a semiconductor substrate and pixels, wherein each of the pixels includes a first capacitive element, a photoelectric converting portion that converts light into charge, an impurity region electrically connected to the photoelectric converting portion and provided in the semiconductor substrate, a transistor electrically connected to the impurity region, and a third electrode, the first capacitive element includes a first electrode provided above the semiconductor substrate, a second electrode provided above the semiconductor substrate, and a dielectric layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode has a first electrical contact point electrically connected to the transistor and a second electrical contact point electrically connected to the third electrode, the first capacitive element includes a first trench portion and a second trench portion each having a trench shape, the impurity region is configured to accumulate the charge, the first electrical contact point is provided at the first trench portion, and the second electrical contact point is provided at the second trench portion. a semiconductor substrate and pixels, wherein each of the pixels includes a first capacitive element, a photoelectric converting portion that converts light into charge, an impurity region electrically connected to the photoelectric converting portion and provided in the semiconductor substrate, a transistor electrically connected to the impurity region, and a third electrode, the first capacitive element includes a first electrode provided above the semiconductor substrate, a second electrode provided above the semiconductor substrate, and a dielectric layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode has a first electrical contact point electrically connected to the transistor and a second electrical contact point electrically connected to the third electrode, the first capacitive element includes a first trench portion and a second trench portion each having a trench shape, the impurity region is configured to accumulate the charge, the first electrical contact point is provided at the first trench portion, and the second electrical contact point is provided at the second trench portion.