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An implantable spinal apparatus, comprising: at least first and second vertebral anchors, each said vertebral anchor comprising a head portion and a bone attachment portion; each said head portion including a slot having an open end opposite said bone attachment portion; a plurality of elongate guides, each guide associated with one of said vertebral anchors and removably coupled to said head portion of said respectively associated vertebral anchor; each said guide including a channel extending longitudinally of said guide and communicating with said slot of said respective vertebral anchor through said open end of said head portion; each said guide including a bend along the length of said guide; an elongate flexible cord having an outer circumference sized to be received within said channels of said guides for movement therealong and into said slots of said vertebral anchors through said respective open ends of said head portions; a spacer removably received on said cord; and a plurality of securing members, each securing member associated with one of said vertebral anchors and configured to be coupled to said respective head portion and to retain said cord within said respective slot. at least first and second vertebral anchors, each said vertebral anchor comprising a head portion and a bone attachment portion; each said head portion including a slot having an open end opposite said bone attachment portion; a plurality of elongate guides, each guide associated with one of said vertebral anchors and removably coupled to said head portion of said respectively associated vertebral anchor; each said guide including a channel extending longitudinally of said guide and communicating with said slot of said respective vertebral anchor through said open end of said head portion; each said guide including a bend along the length of said guide; an elongate flexible cord having an outer circumference sized to be received within said channels of said guides for movement therealong and into said slots of said vertebral anchors through said respective open ends of said head portions; a spacer removably received on said cord; and a plurality of securing members, each securing member associated with one of said vertebral anchors and configured to be coupled to said respective head portion and to retain said cord within said respective slot.
Spark plug, in particular prechamber spark plug, having a housing, an ignition electrode and an earth electrode, wherein the ignition electrode can be acted on with an electrical voltage via a supply line, wherein the supply line extends at least partially inside an insulator, wherein the housing has a front housing portion and a rear housing portion, and wherein the rear housing portion engages behind the insulator so that the insulator is arranged with pretensioning between the front housing portion and the rear housing portion, characterised in that the front housing portion is generally produced from a material having a thermal conductivity of more than 150 W/mK and consequently acts as a discharge region.
A self-shielding Magnetic Particle Imaging system comprising: a mechanically-rotatable magnet configured to generate a magnetic field including a field free line; an excitation source; an RF detector; an RF shield surrounding some or all of a bore of the self-shielding MPI system, the RF shield integrated into the MPI system, thereby providing said self-shielding; and a control system configured acquire a plurality of projections at a plurality of angles, the acquiring comprising: rotating the mechanically-rotatable magnet to orient the field free line at the plurality of angles; positioning the field free line at a plurality of positions at the plurality of angles; and controlling the excitation source and RF detector to acquire signals from magnetic particles in a sample within the field free line at the plurality of positions; and an image reconstruction system configured to generate an image based at least on the plurality of projections, wherein the RF shield is configured to remain stationary during the rotating of the mechanically-rotatable magnet. a mechanically-rotatable magnet configured to generate a magnetic field including a field free line; an excitation source; an RF detector; an RF shield surrounding some or all of a bore of the self-shielding MPI system, the RF shield integrated into the MPI system, thereby providing said self-shielding; and a control system configured acquire a plurality of projections at a plurality of angles, the acquiring comprising: rotating the mechanically-rotatable magnet to orient the field free line at the plurality of angles; positioning the field free line at a plurality of positions at the plurality of angles; and controlling the excitation source and RF detector to acquire signals from magnetic particles in a sample within the field free line at the plurality of positions; and rotating the mechanically-rotatable magnet to orient the field free line at the plurality of angles; positioning the field free line at a plurality of positions at the plurality of angles; and controlling the excitation source and RF detector to acquire signals from magnetic particles in a sample within the field free line at the plurality of positions; and an image reconstruction system configured to generate an image based at least on the plurality of projections, wherein the RF shield is configured to remain stationary during the rotating of the mechanically-rotatable magnet.
A method of supporting a time synchronization acquisition in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, or orthogonal frequency division multiple access, OFDMA, wireless communication system, the method comprising: by a transmitting side, continuously inserting at least one reference signal into a plurality of symbols and continuously transmitting the at least one reference signal across the plurality of symbols for the time synchronization acquisition at a receiving side by use of at least one subcarrier predefined from among total subcarriers to the receiving side, wherein the at least one reference signal includes position information of a corresponding symbol carrying the at least one reference signal, the position information indicating where the corresponding symbol is located on a time axis. by a transmitting side, continuously inserting at least one reference signal into a plurality of symbols and continuously transmitting the at least one reference signal across the plurality of symbols for the time synchronization acquisition at a receiving side by use of at least one subcarrier predefined from among total subcarriers to the receiving side, wherein the at least one reference signal includes position information of a corresponding symbol carrying the at least one reference signal, the position information indicating where the corresponding symbol is located on a time axis.
A binder construction material mixture based on cement, containing - at least 50 mass% of cement, - 3 to 30 mass% of pyrogenic silica, and - 3 to 20 mass% of expanded perlite having a particle size of between 20 micrometers and 50 micrometers. - at least 50 mass% of cement, - 3 to 30 mass% of pyrogenic silica, and - 3 to 20 mass% of expanded perlite having a particle size of between 20 micrometers and 50 micrometers.
Recorder for recording information on a write once medium comprising ECC blocks for recording the information, the recorder comprising writing means controlled by a processor where the processing means is operative to perform an update of a recorded area indicator on the write once recording medium, the recorded area indicator being a bitmap indicating which ECC blocks have already been used for recording, characterized in that the processor is operative to only perform the update in response to an update command received by the processor instructing the processor to update the Recorded Area Indicator.
A polymerizable sealing composition comprising: microcapsules that include a component (a) and a component (b), the component (a) being a compound that has a bisphenol skeleton, and comprises one or more (meth)acrylic groups in its molecule, and the component (b) being a compound that has a molecular weight of 300 or less, comprises one or more (meth)acryloyloxy groups bonded directly to an aliphatic chain, and does not comprise an epoxy group, the microcapsules including the component (b) in a ratio of 50 to 150 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the component (a); a binder component that comprises a polymer comprising an acrylic ester as a constituent monomer, the polymerizable sealing composition comprising the binder component in a ratio of 1 to 75 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the microcapsules; an element that is present outside the microcapsules and that cures the component (a) and the component (b); and water. microcapsules that include a component (a) and a component (b), the component (a) being a compound that has a bisphenol skeleton, and comprises one or more (meth)acrylic groups in its molecule, and the component (b) being a compound that has a molecular weight of 300 or less, comprises one or more (meth)acryloyloxy groups bonded directly to an aliphatic chain, and does not comprise an epoxy group, the microcapsules including the component (b) in a ratio of 50 to 150 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the component (a); a binder component that comprises a polymer comprising an acrylic ester as a constituent monomer, the polymerizable sealing composition comprising the binder component in a ratio of 1 to 75 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the microcapsules; an element that is present outside the microcapsules and that cures the component (a) and the component (b); and water.
A system for preparing and/or administering medical treatment fluids comprising: - at least one transport module in which are housed at least one administration reservoir intended to contain a medical treatment fluid to be administered to a patient, an administration line equipped with a fluid inlet and outlet (8, 9) accessible from the outside of the transport module and to which is connected each administration reservoir, and obturation means associated with each administration reservoir, the obturation means associated with each administration reservoir being moveable between a first position in which the corresponding administration reservoir is fluidically isolated from the administration line and a second position in which the corresponding administration reservoir is fluidically connected to the administration line, and - at least one preparation and/or administration unit on which the transport module in intended to be positioned, the preparation and/or administration unit including first control means laid out for controlling the displacements of the obturation means associated with each administration reservoir between their first and second positions. - at least one transport module in which are housed at least one administration reservoir intended to contain a medical treatment fluid to be administered to a patient, an administration line equipped with a fluid inlet and outlet (8, 9) accessible from the outside of the transport module and to which is connected each administration reservoir, and obturation means associated with each administration reservoir, the obturation means associated with each administration reservoir being moveable between a first position in which the corresponding administration reservoir is fluidically isolated from the administration line and a second position in which the corresponding administration reservoir is fluidically connected to the administration line, and - at least one preparation and/or administration unit on which the transport module in intended to be positioned, the preparation and/or administration unit including first control means laid out for controlling the displacements of the obturation means associated with each administration reservoir between their first and second positions.
An internal bone fixation device comprising: a delivery catheter and a conformable member releasably engaging a distal end of said delivery catheter, so that an inner lumen of the delivery catheter releasably connects to the conformable member; at least one reinforcing material contained within the conformable member; and a light source passing through the inner lumen and into the conformable member, to guide energy from the light source into the conformable member, wherein the conformable member is configured for placement in a cavity of a fractured bone, wherein the conformable member moves from a deflated state to an inflated state when the at least one reinforcing material is added to the conformable member, wherein the at least one reinforcing material is hardened by the energy emitted from the light source, and wherein the light source includes a light pipe. a delivery catheter and a conformable member releasably engaging a distal end of said delivery catheter, so that an inner lumen of the delivery catheter releasably connects to the conformable member; at least one reinforcing material contained within the conformable member; and a light source passing through the inner lumen and into the conformable member, to guide energy from the light source into the conformable member, wherein the conformable member is configured for placement in a cavity of a fractured bone, wherein the conformable member moves from a deflated state to an inflated state when the at least one reinforcing material is added to the conformable member, wherein the at least one reinforcing material is hardened by the energy emitted from the light source, and wherein the light source includes a light pipe.
A container for a food mixer comprising: a container body including a bottom wall, with a blade unit mounted in the container body and including a blade unit body and a coupling member; and a seat made of metal and mounted to an outer side of the bottom wall of the container body, with the seat including an underside having a first recess, with a weight mounted to the underside of the seat, with a cushioning pad sandwiched between the weight and the seat, with the coupling member extending beyond the underside of the seat or an underside of the weight, with the coupling member adapted to connect with a shaft of a power unit, characterized in that a connecting frame is mounted to the underside of the seat, with the connecting frame including an underside having a tab, wherein the connecting frame further includes an opening having an inner periphery, with the weight facing the opening of the connecting frame, with the inner periphery of the opening of the connecting frame having a toothed portion, with the weight having a tooth on the underside thereof, with the tooth engaged with the toothed portion. a container body including a bottom wall, with a blade unit mounted in the container body and including a blade unit body and a coupling member; and a seat made of metal and mounted to an outer side of the bottom wall of the container body, with the seat including an underside having a first recess, with a weight mounted to the underside of the seat, with a cushioning pad sandwiched between the weight and the seat, with the coupling member extending beyond the underside of the seat or an underside of the weight, with the coupling member adapted to connect with a shaft of a power unit, characterized in that a connecting frame is mounted to the underside of the seat, with the connecting frame including an underside having a tab, wherein the connecting frame further includes an opening having an inner periphery, with the weight facing the opening of the connecting frame, with the inner periphery of the opening of the connecting frame having a toothed portion, with the weight having a tooth on the underside thereof, with the tooth engaged with the toothed portion.
Method for welding two parts to be joined (8, 9) of thermoplastic materials along a weld seam by means of a laser wherein the laser beam - is controlled in its beam direction within a working area by a control method using control data corresponding to the weld seam profile to be produced, - has in the region around its focal point (f) that brings about the welding a beam dimension, in particular a beam diameter (d), that in the joining plane is smaller than the target width of the weld seam to be produced and also is dependent on the angle of incidence of the laser beam on the joining plane and/or on the position of the focal point (f) in relation to the joining plane, and - is moved in a first movement component in a main direction of advancement along the path of the weld seam to be produced, and - is moved in a second, oscillating movement component, overlaid on the first, to cover the weld seam width transversely to the main direction of advancement with an oscillation amplitude width, characterized in that the oscillation amplitude width is set by the control method in inverse dependence on the beam dimension in the joining plane, preferably in dependence on the beam diameter (d), in such a way that the width of the beam area passed over by the laser beam in the transverse direction with respect to the main direction of advancement corresponds to the target width of the weld seam. - is controlled in its beam direction within a working area by a control method using control data corresponding to the weld seam profile to be produced, - has in the region around its focal point (f) that brings about the welding a beam dimension, in particular a beam diameter (d), that in the joining plane is smaller than the target width of the weld seam to be produced and also is dependent on the angle of incidence of the laser beam on the joining plane and/or on the position of the focal point (f) in relation to the joining plane, and - is moved in a first movement component in a main direction of advancement along the path of the weld seam to be produced, and - is moved in a second, oscillating movement component, overlaid on the first, to cover the weld seam width transversely to the main direction of advancement with an oscillation amplitude width,
An electrical energy storage device with at least one battery cell (5-5"; 15, 17, 19) and a heat dissipator (6-6""'; 10-10"; 12; 14; 16; 18) for removing heat from the battery cell (5-5"; 15, 17, 19), said heat dissipator comprising an expanded graphite-containing flat material and being disposed on at least one external face of the battery cell (5-5"; 15, 17, 19), characterised in that the flat material comprises a mixture of, for the most part, uniformly mixed graphite expandate and plastic particles, said mixture being formed before the compaction.
Heat exchanger having an inlet manifold box for distributing the hot medium into flat heat exchanger tubes, and having an outlet manifold box for receiving the same medium from the flat heat exchanger tubes and conducting said medium onward, wherein the manifold box has a wall which has a cutout and which extends around the entire circumference of the end of a stack of heat exchanger tubes and over a certain length section thereof, said length section being delimited by two connection planes (30, 40), wherein the wall has at least one inlet and/or one outlet for the cooling medium which flows between the heat exchanger tubes, and wherein, in the flat heat exchanger tubes, on the hot side, there is arranged an internal insert which is metallically connected to the two wide sides of the heat exchanger tube, characterized in that the internal insert (15, 13, 14), in the region of the direct or indirect connection, in the two connection planes (30, 40) of the stack of heat exchanger tubes, to the wall of the manifold box, compensates temperature-change-induced changes in length along the stack direction of the heat exchanger tubes or in a direction between the wide sides thereof, and in that the circumferential contour of the cutout has slots and projections for corresponding to the circumferential contour of the stack.
An ultrasound device, comprising: a probe including a tube sized for insertion into a patient and an ultrasound transducer disposed at a distal end of the tube; a camera mounted at the distal end of the tube in a fixed spatial relationship to the ultrasound transducer; and at least one electronic processor programmed to: control the ultrasound transducer and the camera to acquire ultrasound images and camera images respectively while the ultrasound transducer is disposed in vivo inside the patient; and construct a keyframe representative of an in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer including at least ultrasound image features extracted from at least one of the ultrasound images acquired at the in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer and camera image features extracted from one of the camera images acquired at the in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer, characterized in that the keyframe further includes one or more settings of the ultrasound transducer at the acquisition time of the ultrasound image acquired at the in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer. a probe including a tube sized for insertion into a patient and an ultrasound transducer disposed at a distal end of the tube; a camera mounted at the distal end of the tube in a fixed spatial relationship to the ultrasound transducer; and at least one electronic processor programmed to: control the ultrasound transducer and the camera to acquire ultrasound images and camera images respectively while the ultrasound transducer is disposed in vivo inside the patient; and construct a keyframe representative of an in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer including at least ultrasound image features extracted from at least one of the ultrasound images acquired at the in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer and camera image features extracted from one of the camera images acquired at the in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer, characterized in that the keyframe further includes one or more settings of the ultrasound transducer at the acquisition time of the ultrasound image acquired at the in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer. control the ultrasound transducer and the camera to acquire ultrasound images and camera images respectively while the ultrasound transducer is disposed in vivo inside the patient; and construct a keyframe representative of an in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer including at least ultrasound image features extracted from at least one of the ultrasound images acquired at the in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer and camera image features extracted from one of the camera images acquired at the in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer, characterized in that the keyframe further includes one or more settings of the ultrasound transducer at the acquisition time of the ultrasound image acquired at the in vivo position of the ultrasound transducer.