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An intravascular stent (100; 200), comprising wave shaped rings and connecting rods constituting a framework having openings and at least one radiopaque structure (103a; 201; 301), wherein each said radiopaque structure (103a; 201; 301) comprises fixed bodies (106, 107, 108, 109; 205, 206, 207) and radiopaque markers (105; 208; 307) filled in said fixed bodies (106, 107, 108, 109; 205, 206, 207), and said fixed bodies(106, 107, 108, 109; 205, 206, 207) connected with said framework, and said fixed bodies(106, 107, 108, 109; 205, 206, 207) at least partially disposed in said openings, and an envelope enclosed area (110; 209; 308) of all the radiopaque markers (105; 208; 307) in each said radiopaque structure (103a; 201; 301) is less than or equal to 2 mm 2, and a sum of effective areas of all the radiopaque markers (105; 208; 307) in each said radiopaque structure (103a; 201; 301) is greater than or equal to 0.15 mm 2, and a ratio of said sum of effective areas to said envelope enclosed area (110; 209; 308) is greater than or equal to 1:5.
A color converter comprising - a polymeric matrix material comprising at least one 2,5-furandicarboxylate polyester obtainable by reacting (i) at least one diol selected from an aliphatic C 2 -C 20 -diol and a cycloaliphatic C 3 -C 20 -diol, with (ii) 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and/or an ester forming derivative thereof and (iii) optionally at least one further dicarboxylic acid selected from 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 3,4-furandicarboxylic acid, terephthalic acid and 2,6-naphthalic acid and/or an ester forming derivative thereof; and - at least one luminescent material. - a polymeric matrix material comprising at least one 2,5-furandicarboxylate polyester obtainable by reacting (i) at least one diol selected from an aliphatic C 2 -C 20 -diol and a cycloaliphatic C 3 -C 20 -diol, with (ii) 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and/or an ester forming derivative thereof and (iii) optionally at least one further dicarboxylic acid selected from 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 3,4-furandicarboxylic acid, terephthalic acid and 2,6-naphthalic acid and/or an ester forming derivative thereof; and - at least one luminescent material.
Method for data transmission in a building automation unit, wherein a first data package is received according to a first transmission protocol by a first interface, in the form of a radio interface, of a first communication device of the building automation unit, wherein the first data package is converted by the first communication device into at least one second data package according to a second transmission protocol, wherein the at least one second data package is sent to a second communication device of the building automation unit, wherein the second data package is received by the second communication device, wherein the second data package is converted by the second communication device into a third data package according to the first transmission protocol and is output via a first interface of the second communication device in the form of a radio interface, wherein all of the received first data package as a whole forms a data block within the second data package, characterised in that the second data package is encrypted in a predefinable manner before sending, in that a key for encrypting and decrypting the second data package is generated in the first and the second communication device (1, 5) by means of a predefinable algorithm, and in that for the building automation unit specific entries are used in a routing table, which is saved in the first and second communication device (1, 5), as variables in the algorithm.
A surgical drill type cutting tool intended to be carried by a contra-angle handpiece capable of rotating it comprising: - a shaft and an active part located in the extension of the shaft - the shaft having near its first end forming one end of the surgical drill, a flat and a peripheral groove allowing it to be held and rotated by the contra-angle; - the active part having a cross-shaped section, comprising four lips separating four flutes (321, 322); the tool comprising - a ring surrounding a portion of said active part, an internal surface of said ring being in contact with said active part; - the portion of the active part which adjoins the shaft being surrounded by the ring, which surrounds the external contours of the drill, formed by the listel of the lips of the active part, without blocking the flutes and thus without preventing the flow of liquid, such as irrigation or cooling product over the drill; - the internal face of the ring having a concave groove open in the direction of the shaft and being extended by an inclined portion, of frustoconical shape, which forms the face of the ring oriented towards the shaft, this concave groove and the inclined portion together forming a so-called "gull wing" profile which allows the irrigation or cooling liquid flowing along the shaft of the drill to be concentrated towards the flutes of the active part. - a shaft and an active part located in the extension of the shaft - the shaft having near its first end forming one end of the surgical drill, a flat and a peripheral groove allowing it to be held and rotated by the contra-angle; - the active part having a cross-shaped section, comprising four lips separating four flutes (321, 322); the tool comprising - a ring surrounding a portion of said active part, an internal surface of said ring being in contact with said active part; - the portion of the active part which adjoins the shaft being surrounded by the ring, which surrounds the external contours of the drill, formed by the listel of the lips of the active part, without blocking the flutes and thus without preventing the flow of liquid, such as irrigation or cooling product over the drill; - the internal face of the ring having a concave groove open in the direction of the shaft and being extended by an inclined portion, of frustoconical shape, which forms the face of the ring oriented towards the shaft, this concave groove and the inclined portion together forming a so-called "gull wing" profile which allows the irrigation or cooling liquid flowing along the shaft of the drill to be concentrated towards the flutes of the active part.
An interlayer film for laminated glass with a single layer structure or a laminated structure of two or more layers, comprising: a first layer containing a polyvinyl acetal resin; a plasticizer; a tungsten oxide particle; a magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure; and a metal salt of a C2 to C8 organic acid, other than the magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure, wherein an amount of the tungsten oxide particle in the first layer is 0.5 wt% or less in 100 wt% of the first layer, the amount of the magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure is such that the concentration of magnesium and magnesium ions which derives from the magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure is 10 ppm or higher in the first layer, the amount of the metal salt of an organic acid is such that the concentration of metal and metal ions which derives from the metal salt of an organic acid is 10 ppm or higher in the first layer, the total magnesium concentration in the first layer is 250 ppm or lower, and the magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure contained in the first layer is magnesium bis(2-ethylbutyrate) or magnesium bis(2-methylvalerate). a first layer containing a polyvinyl acetal resin; a plasticizer; a tungsten oxide particle; a magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure; and a metal salt of a C2 to C8 organic acid, other than the magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure, wherein an amount of the tungsten oxide particle in the first layer is 0.5 wt% or less in 100 wt% of the first layer, the amount of the magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure is such that the concentration of magnesium and magnesium ions which derives from the magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure is 10 ppm or higher in the first layer, the amount of the metal salt of an organic acid is such that the concentration of metal and metal ions which derives from the metal salt of an organic acid is 10 ppm or higher in the first layer, the total magnesium concentration in the first layer is 250 ppm or lower, and the magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure contained in the first layer is magnesium bis(2-ethylbutyrate) or magnesium bis(2-methylvalerate).
Apparatus for training oral muscle tone, the apparatus comprising a mouthpiece having first electrode means associated with the mouthpiece and second electrode means for location exterior of the mouth of the user, the apparatus further comprising electrical circuitry operatively connected to the first and second electrode means, wherein the apparatus is configured to provide, in use, via the first and second electrode means electrical stimulation to one or more oral muscles of the user to increase resting muscle tone and/or muscle tone during sleep, the second electrode means comprising a first and second electrode, the first and second electrodes of the second electrode means being locatable opposite one another, lateral of a midline of the face of the user, wherein the first and second electrode are arranged, in use, to apply an electric current laterally of the external floor of the mouth of the user.
An anchoring harpoon notably of an aircraft, capable of cooperating with an anchoring grate of a platform, including jack means comprising cylinder means in which move piston means provided with a rod extending beyond the cylinder means and the free end of which includes a harpoon head for anchoring the harpoon in the grate, provided with retaining fingers (8, 13, 14) for retention therein, which are movable between a retracted position and an active position by control means, the jack means being connected to a pressurized fluid source through control means, characterized in that the source of pressurized fluid includes a consumable gas cartridge.
Device for growing at least one artificially manufactured sapphire single crystal, comprising - at least one crucible wall, said crucible wall having an open first end portion and a base-side second end portion arranged at a distance from the first end portion along a longitudinal axis, wherein when viewed from the at least one crucible wall in cross-section in relation to the longitudinal axis a crucible wall inner surface is defined, and at a distance of one wall thickness thereto a crucible wall outer surface is also defined, - at least one crucible base, said crucible base being arranged in the base-side second end portion, and - wherein a receiving area for the formation of the single crystal is defined by the at least one crucible wall and the at least one crucible base, wherein the at least one crucible wall has constant thermal conductivity and/or identical mechanical properties over its entire extension, characterized in that the crucible base is formed exclusively from a plate made from a previously manufactured sapphire crystal serving as a seed crystal, wherein an external dimension of the plate that forms the crucible base is selected such that an outer circumferential front surface is constantly in contact and forms a seal with the inner crucible wall surface. - at least one crucible wall, said crucible wall having an open first end portion and a base-side second end portion arranged at a distance from the first end portion along a longitudinal axis, wherein when viewed from the at least one crucible wall in cross-section in relation to the longitudinal axis a crucible wall inner surface is defined, and at a distance of one wall thickness thereto a crucible wall outer surface is also defined, - at least one crucible base, said crucible base being arranged in the base-side second end portion, and - wherein a receiving area for the formation of the single crystal is defined by the at least one crucible wall and the at least one crucible base,
A transdermal microneedle array patch for measuring a concentration of a hypodermal target molecule, comprising: a substrate; a microneedle unit comprising at least a first microneedle set used as working electrode and a second microneedle set used as reference electrode, each of the microneedle set comprising at least one microneedle; a signal processing unit arranged on the substrate and electrically connecting to the first microneedle set and the second microneedle set; and a power supply unit providing working power to the transdermal microneedle array patch, characterized in that said first microneedle set comprising a plurality of 2, 3, or 4 sheets (222, 224, 226, 228) stacked with each other, each of the sheets (222, 224, 226, 228) having at least one through hole (2222, 2242, 2262, 2282) defined thereon and a barbule (2224, 2244, 2264, 2284) arranged at the peripheral of the through hole (2222, 2242, 2262, 2282), the through hole on one sheet is penetrated by the barbule (2244, 2264, 2284) of other sheets (224, 226, 228) and the barbules (2224, 2244, 2264, 2284) are being disposed separately. a substrate; a microneedle unit comprising at least a first microneedle set used as working electrode and a second microneedle set used as reference electrode, each of the microneedle set comprising at least one microneedle; a signal processing unit arranged on the substrate and electrically connecting to the first microneedle set and the second microneedle set; and a power supply unit providing working power to the transdermal microneedle array patch,
A method for isolating or purifying a plasmid DNA ("pDNA") of interest from a mixture, the method comprising: contacting the mixture with an anion exchange material in the presence of a solution comprising a kosmotropic salt at a concentration that allows selective binding of the plasmid DNA (pDNA) of interest to the anion exchange material; wherein the kosmotropic salt is selected from the group consisting of: ammonium sulfate, ammonium citrate, ammonium phosphate, potassium phosphate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, and mixtures thereof; wherein the concentration of the kosmotropic salt is greater than about 0.5 M; and eluting the nucleic acid molecule of interest with an eluent comprising a chaotropic salt at a concentration that provides an eluant containing the purified nucleic acid molecule; optionally wherein (i) the fraction(s) comprising said nucleic acid molecule in the eluant is/are collected; and / or (ii) said nucleic acid molecule of interest is isolated from any one or all of the collected fractions; and / or (iii) the method is conducted in the absence of organic solvents, detergents, glycols, hexamine cobalt, spermidine, and / or polyvinylpyrrolidone. contacting the mixture with an anion exchange material in the presence of a solution comprising a kosmotropic salt at a concentration that allows selective binding of the plasmid DNA (pDNA) of interest to the anion exchange material; wherein the kosmotropic salt is selected from the group consisting of: ammonium sulfate, ammonium citrate, ammonium phosphate, potassium phosphate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, and mixtures thereof; wherein the concentration of the kosmotropic salt is greater than about 0.5 M; and eluting the nucleic acid molecule of interest with an eluent comprising a chaotropic salt at a concentration that provides an eluant containing the purified nucleic acid molecule; optionally wherein (i) the fraction(s) comprising said nucleic acid molecule in the eluant is/are collected; and / or (ii) said nucleic acid molecule of interest is isolated from any one or all of the collected fractions; and / or (iii) the method is conducted in the absence of organic solvents, detergents, glycols, hexamine cobalt, spermidine, and / or polyvinylpyrrolidone. (i) the fraction(s) comprising said nucleic acid molecule in the eluant is/are collected; and / or (ii) said nucleic acid molecule of interest is isolated from any one or all of the collected fractions; and / or (iii) the method is conducted in the absence of organic solvents, detergents, glycols, hexamine cobalt, spermidine, and / or polyvinylpyrrolidone.
A method for measuring the thickness of a liquid layer comprising applying a light beam to a liquid layer disposed on the surface of a member, detecting the reflected light by a sensor, and analyzing the reflected light according to a spectral interference method using the curve fitting technique to determine the thickness of the liquid layer, characterised in that the member is a rail on which bearings travel and wherein the rail is a clip rail of a tenter apparatus on which clip devices travel.
An Instrument for cutting body tissue, comprising - an instrument shaft, - a blade, which is arranged adjacent to the distal end of the instrument shaft and can be folded out with respect to a longitudinal axis of the shaft and can be rotated about the longitudinal axis, and - an operating part arranged at the proximal end of the instrument shaft, whereby the distal end of the instrument shaft can be inserted into a body cavity with tissue to be cut, through a trocar sleeve, whereby a proximal end of the blade directed toward the operating part can be laterally pivoted out away from the longitudinal axis about an end of the blade that faces away from the proximal end and that is distally articulated at an articulation point, and whereby a tissue stop is arranged at the distal end of the instrument shaft, and the tissue stop can be brought into an active position in which a stop surface (47, 48) facing the blade in the proximal direction has a specified fixed distance from the articulation point, characterized in that an outer sleeve rotatable about the longitudinal axis is arranged at the distal end of the instrument shaft, said outer sleeve having a lateral opening transverse to its longitudinal direction, from which the blade can be pivoted out. - an instrument shaft, - a blade, which is arranged adjacent to the distal end of the instrument shaft and can be folded out with respect to a longitudinal axis of the shaft and can be rotated about the longitudinal axis, and - an operating part arranged at the proximal end of the instrument shaft, whereby the distal end of the instrument shaft can be inserted into a body cavity with tissue to be cut, through a trocar sleeve, whereby a proximal end of the blade directed toward the operating part can be laterally pivoted out away from the longitudinal axis about an end of the blade that faces away from the proximal end and that is distally articulated at an articulation point, and whereby a tissue stop is arranged at the distal end of the instrument shaft, and the tissue stop can be brought into an active position in which a stop surface (47, 48) facing the blade in the proximal direction has a specified fixed distance from the articulation point, characterized in that an outer sleeve rotatable about the longitudinal axis is arranged at the distal end of the instrument shaft, said outer sleeve having a lateral opening transverse to its longitudinal direction, from which the blade can be pivoted out.
A printhead assembly for determining and adjusting the pressure to a printhead during a print operation, comprising: a printhead support housing operable for placement in a print station of a printer; a motor housed within the printhead support housing and being operable for driving a plurality of synchronized rotating gears (22a,22b,22c,22d,22e), said gears being mounted about posts (30,32) wherein said posts (30,32) are configured to cause said gears (22a,22b,22c,22d,22e) to compress or decompress a set of biasing mechanisms (38a,38b) mounted below said gears (22a,22b,22c,22d,22e), and connected to said printhead; and a sensor unit operable for monitoring the thickness of a print media and in communication with a control circuit operable for adjusting the printhead pressure being applied to said print media during a print operation, wherein said printhead pressure corresponds to a pre-defined level, characterised by a sensor gear for determining, in conjunction with the sensor unit, the printhead pressure being applied to said print media. a printhead support housing operable for placement in a print station of a printer; a motor housed within the printhead support housing and being operable for driving a plurality of synchronized rotating gears (22a,22b,22c,22d,22e), said gears being mounted about posts (30,32) wherein said posts (30,32) are configured to cause said gears (22a,22b,22c,22d,22e) to compress or decompress a set of biasing mechanisms (38a,38b) mounted below said gears (22a,22b,22c,22d,22e), and connected to said printhead; and a sensor unit operable for monitoring the thickness of a print media and in communication with a control circuit operable for adjusting the printhead pressure being applied to said print media during a print operation, wherein said printhead pressure corresponds to a pre-defined level, characterised by a sensor gear for determining, in conjunction with the sensor unit, the printhead pressure being applied to said print media.
A medical heat exchanger for heating a medical liquid by means of light, having at least one liquid chamber configured to receive and/or conduct the medical liquid having at least one outer wall forming the liquid chamber in a liquid-tight manner at least one inlet in the outer wall of the liquid chamber for supplying the medical liquid into the liquid chamber and at least one outlet in the outer wall of the liquid chamber for removing the medical liquid from the liquid chamber at least one portion of the outer wall of the liquid chamber configured as a light aperture characterized in that the medical heat exchanger has at least one component, arranged inside the liquid chamber, configured as an absorber for light, which is arranged so that on receiving and/or conducting the medical liquid, for an efficient convective heat transfer on both sides or on all sides, a direct contact is present between the component configured as absorber for light and the medical liquid, wherein the component configured as absorber for light has a three-dimensional structure for the purpose of enlarging the surface in order to improve the heat transfer and the three-dimensional structure is formed for generating a turbulent flow, and the three-dimensional structure is embodied as ribs or webs, in order to impose a multiple meandering flow deflection of the medical liquid in cooperation with opposed ribs or webs on the inner side of the outer wall of the medical heat exchanger, in order to improve the heat transfer from the component, configured as absorber, to the medical liquid, wherein the component configured as absorber for light is provided and suited to absorb irradiated light to a predominant proportion, wherein the component configured as absorber for light is made from a material, the absorption spectrum of which in the wavelength range of the light from 200 nm to 3,000 nm has at least a local maximum or an absolute maximum of the absorption coefficient.