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A robotic surgical assembly for transferring motion from a surgical drive component to a surgical tool, the assembly comprising: a) a housing coupled, in use, to the surgical drive component; b) an adaptor for receiving the surgical tool; c) a carriage coupled with the housing and with the adaptor, the carriage adapted to transfer motion from the surgical drive component through a plurality of motion feedthroughs to the adaptor; and d) a sterile drape having a hole to allow the carriage to be coupled with the adaptor; wherein the adaptor is configured to transfer motion from the plurality of motion feedthroughs to the surgical tool to move the surgical tool in a plurality of degrees of freedom. a) a housing coupled, in use, to the surgical drive component; b) an adaptor for receiving the surgical tool; c) a carriage coupled with the housing and with the adaptor, the carriage adapted to transfer motion from the surgical drive component through a plurality of motion feedthroughs to the adaptor; and d) a sterile drape having a hole to allow the carriage to be coupled with the adaptor;
Plug connection for connecting lines for pressurized liquids or gases, comprising a first plug connector having an insertion end and a fixing end lying axially opposite, a second plug connector having an insertion end and a fixing end lying axially opposite, wherein the second plug connector can be inserted by its insertion end in the first plug connector via its insertion end, and a detent spring fastened to the first plug connector which, in a closed position on the first plug connector and when a second plug connector is inserted, engages in a radially extending groove in an external face of the second plug connector by means of at least one retaining portion (19, 20) so that the second plug connector inserted in the first plug connector is prevented from becoming loose, and wherein a radially extending bevel ramp for the at least one retaining portion (19, 20) of the detent spring is provided between the insertion end and the groove of the second plug connector, preferably directly in front of the groove, characterized in that the detent spring in the closed position on the first plug connector can be moved from a locked position, in which position the at least one retaining portion (19, 20) is blocked in a movement radially outwards relative to the first plug connector, into an unlocked position, in which position the movement of the at least one retaining portion (19, 20) radially outwards is released, and that a release device which can be selectively activated is disposed on the first plug connector, wherein the deactivated release device enables the detent spring to be positioned in the locked position and the activated release device holds the detent spring in the unlocked position.
A portable compression device for applying a selective compressive force to a limb of a user, said device including: two or more individually inflatable bladders (18,20,22), each bladder being adapted to wrap around the periphery of said limb; and a pumping means adapted to selectively inflate and deflate each said bladder; characterized in that: said two or more inflatable bladders (18,20,22) and said pumping means are disposed on a base assembly; said pumping means includes two or more variable speed air pumps (24,26,28) each fluidly connected to a respective inflatable bladder; said two or more variable speed air pumps (24,26,28) are adapted to apply a sequence of inwardly directed individual, or combined, compressive forces to said limb; and said device further includes a control means for detecting the pressure level in each of said bladders (18,20,22), comparing the detected pressure with expected pressure levels and adjusting the inflation and deflation level of each bladder accordingly. two or more individually inflatable bladders (18,20,22), each bladder being adapted to wrap around the periphery of said limb; and a pumping means adapted to selectively inflate and deflate each said bladder; characterized in that: said two or more inflatable bladders (18,20,22) and said pumping means are disposed on a base assembly; said pumping means includes two or more variable speed air pumps (24,26,28) each fluidly connected to a respective inflatable bladder; said two or more variable speed air pumps (24,26,28) are adapted to apply a sequence of inwardly directed individual, or combined, compressive forces to said limb; and said device further includes a control means for detecting the pressure level in each of said bladders (18,20,22), comparing the detected pressure with expected pressure levels and adjusting the inflation and deflation level of each bladder accordingly. said two or more inflatable bladders (18,20,22) and said pumping means are disposed on a base assembly; said pumping means includes two or more variable speed air pumps (24,26,28) each fluidly connected to a respective inflatable bladder; said two or more variable speed air pumps (24,26,28) are adapted to apply a sequence of inwardly directed individual, or combined, compressive forces to said limb; and said device further includes a control means for detecting the pressure level in each of said bladders (18,20,22), comparing the detected pressure with expected pressure levels and adjusting the inflation and deflation level of each bladder accordingly.
An antenna unit comprising: a radiating element comprising a board defining a first radiating surface and an opposing second surface; a reflect board having a first support surface and an opposing second surface, the radiating element and the reflect board are arranged such that the first support surface of the reflect board faces the first radiating surface of the radiating element forming a space therebetween; and an RF device for processing signal of interest for a radio unit; wherein the RF device is placed on the first support surface of the reflect board and is arranged in the space between the radiating element and the reflect board, such that the RF device serves as a support structure for the radiating element to the reflect board; wherein the radiating element further comprises a balun coupled to the first radiating surface; wherein a transmission line or feed line of the antenna unit is connected to the balun, the balun being on the opposing second surface of the board; wherein the transmission line is attached to the opposing second surface of the board and serves the balun for a single polarization. a radiating element comprising a board defining a first radiating surface and an opposing second surface; a reflect board having a first support surface and an opposing second surface, the radiating element and the reflect board are arranged such that the first support surface of the reflect board faces the first radiating surface of the radiating element forming a space therebetween; and an RF device for processing signal of interest for a radio unit; wherein the RF device is placed on the first support surface of the reflect board and is arranged in the space between the radiating element and the reflect board, such that the RF device serves as a support structure for the radiating element to the reflect board; wherein the radiating element further comprises a balun coupled to the first radiating surface; wherein a transmission line or feed line of the antenna unit is connected to the balun, the balun being on the opposing second surface of the board; wherein the transmission line is attached to the opposing second surface of the board and serves the balun for a single polarization.
Apparatus for carrying out a peritoneal dialysis treatment comprising a reservoir for fresh dialysis fluid, a connector for connecting to a peritoneal catheter of a patient, a drain for consumed dialysis fluid, and a control unit connected to actuators, wherein the apparatus is configured to carry out a plurality of consecutive inflow-dwell-outflow cycles for a treatment on the basis of a prescription stored in the control unit, in which inflow-dwell-outflow cycles dialysis fluid is supplied to the patient from the reservoir and is led off through the outflow again after the elapse of a specific dwell time in the peritoneum of the patient, characterized in that the apparatus is further configured to already replace a portion of the dialysis fluid present in the peritoneum of the patient with fresh dialysis fluid from the reservoir before the elapse of the dwell time in at least one cycle if, in at least one preceding cycle, the volume of fresh dialysis fluid provided in accordance with the prescription for this preceding cycle was not completely consumed.
System for connecting a medical implant to an insertion aid, comprising: a first helical connecting member at the proximal end of the medical implant, a second helical connecting member at the distal end of the insertion aid, characterized by a core wire, which in a first operating state of the system locks the first helical connecting member and the second helical connecting member relative to each other, wherein in the first operating state the turns of the first helical connecting member and the turns of the second helical connecting member at least partially engage each other and the core wire extends through the first helical connecting member and the second helical connecting member, and wherein the insertion aid is cylindrical and has a hollow space along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the core wire is located within the hollow space and movable relative to the insertion aid along the longitudinal axis of the insertion aid. a first helical connecting member at the proximal end of the medical implant, a second helical connecting member at the distal end of the insertion aid, characterized by a core wire, which in a first operating state of the system locks the first helical connecting member and the second helical connecting member relative to each other, wherein in the first operating state the turns of the first helical connecting member and the turns of the second helical connecting member at least partially engage each other and the core wire extends through the first helical connecting member and the second helical connecting member, and wherein the insertion aid is cylindrical and has a hollow space along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the core wire is located within the hollow space and movable relative to the insertion aid along the longitudinal axis of the insertion aid.
A container system for liquids, the container system having i) a container body with a mouth circumscribing a central axis; ii) a resilient stopper having a body portion closely received within the mouth of the container and a distal end projecting outwardly from the mouth, the distal end having an annular flange projecting radially outward from the distal end and having an axially-inwardly facing surface and axially-outwardly facing surface, with the axially inwardly facing surface in sealed engaging relationship against a distal outer end of the mouth; iii) a cap secured over the mouth of the container body and enclosing the distal outer end of the stopper, the cap including an axially-inwardly facing surface, characterised in that a channel is defined between the axially-inwardly facing surface of the cap and the axially-outward facing surface of the flange of the stopper; and in that a spring element is located in the channel between the cap and stopper, the spring element comprised of a resilient polymer and having a shaped geometry in cross-section defining at least two separate points of contact (76, 78) between the stopper and cap within the channel, wherein the spring element provides axial compression against the flange of the stopper to maintain the flange in sealing relationship with the distal end of the mouth of the container and maintains a seal between the stopper and cap.
A scanning charged particle microscope comprising: a source of a charged particle beam; an objective lens for bringing the charged particle beam emitted from the source into focus at a sample; a scanning deflector for scanning the focused charged particle beam over the sample; a sorting portion for sorting out electrons emitted at given emission angles from electrons released from the sample in response to irradiation of the sample by the charged particle beam; a deflector for producing a deflecting field to deflect the sorted electrons according to energy of the electrons; a detection portion for detecting the deflected electrons; and an image creating portion for creating an image, based on the results of the detection performed by the detection portion, wherein said deflector has electrodes for producing a static electric field in the path of the electrons sorted out by the sorting portion, and wherein said deflecting field is produced by the static electric field, and wherein the deflector consists of an inner electrode and an outer electrode, the inner electrode and the outer electrode being cylindrical electrodes whose centre axes lies on the optical axis of the scanning charged particle microscope, and the outer electrode being greater in diameter than the inner electrode. a source of a charged particle beam; an objective lens for bringing the charged particle beam emitted from the source into focus at a sample; a scanning deflector for scanning the focused charged particle beam over the sample; a sorting portion for sorting out electrons emitted at given emission angles from electrons released from the sample in response to irradiation of the sample by the charged particle beam; a deflector for producing a deflecting field to deflect the sorted electrons according to energy of the electrons; a detection portion for detecting the deflected electrons; and an image creating portion for creating an image, based on the results of the detection performed by the detection portion,
A tether-cutting device comprising: a catheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a lumen therethrough, and a sidewall, wherein the sidewall comprises a first opening and a second opening distal to the first opening; an inner shaft comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a shaft lumen therethrough, wherein the inner shaft is disposed within the lumen of the catheter proximal to the first opening; a cutting blade disposed over the inner shaft; and an actuation mechanism coupled to the cutting blade configured to rotate and translate the cutting blade about the inner shaft. a catheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a lumen therethrough, and a sidewall, wherein the sidewall comprises a first opening and a second opening distal to the first opening; an inner shaft comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a shaft lumen therethrough, wherein the inner shaft is disposed within the lumen of the catheter proximal to the first opening; a cutting blade disposed over the inner shaft; and an actuation mechanism coupled to the cutting blade configured to rotate and translate the cutting blade about the inner shaft.
A remotely operated vehicle having an attachment mechanism suitable for securing to a subsea structure, the attachment mechanism comprising: a rigid holder having a first end mounted to the remotely operated vehicle and a second end that is free, characterised by the rigid holder having a mechanical stop disposed at the second end and a pivot point adjacent to the second end; a swing arm coupled to the rigid holder at the pivot point, the swing arm having a rolling element contactable with the subsea structure, the swing arm having a rest orientation; and a spring means disposed between the mechanical stop and the swing arm, thereby providing a tension force to the swing arm, wherein the swing arm is configured to rotate inward toward the remotely operated vehicle and away from the rest orientation in response to a reaction force due to the rolling element moving across the subsea structure until the tension force overcomes a reaction force generated from contact with the subsea structure to return the swing arm to the rest orientation. a rigid holder having a first end mounted to the remotely operated vehicle and a second end that is free, characterised by the rigid holder having a mechanical stop disposed at the second end and a pivot point adjacent to the second end; a swing arm coupled to the rigid holder at the pivot point, the swing arm having a rolling element contactable with the subsea structure, the swing arm having a rest orientation; and a spring means disposed between the mechanical stop and the swing arm, thereby providing a tension force to the swing arm, wherein the swing arm is configured to rotate inward toward the remotely operated vehicle and away from the rest orientation in response to a reaction force due to the rolling element moving across the subsea structure until the tension force overcomes a reaction force generated from contact with the subsea structure to return the swing arm to the rest orientation.
Apparatus for sample taking from a fluid-conducting system, characterized in that the apparatus has at least one adapter which comprises at least one septum and at least one cannula displaceable relative to the septum, wherein the cannula is displaceable such that it penetrates the septum in a sample taking position and does not penetrate the septum in a flushing position, and wherein the adapter has at least one flushing region for a flushing medium which is arranged such that it is in fluid communication with the inner space of the cannula in the flushing position of the cannula, and wherein the apparatus has at least one receiving region having locking means for the at least one fluid-conducting system by which the fluid-conducting system is fixable in a defined position relative to the adapter.
An apparatus for measuring complex electrical admittance and/or complex electrical impedance in animal or human patients comprising two or more electrodes that are adapted to be disposed in the patient and a housing adapted to be disposed in the patient, wherein the housing has disposed in it: - a stimulator in electrical communication with two or more electrodes of the two or more electrodes to stimulate with either current or voltage; - a sensor in electrical communication with the same stimulating electrodes or with additional electrodes of the two or more electrodes to sense a response based on the stimulation of the stimulating electrodes; and - a signal processor in electrical communication with both the stimulator and the sensor to determine the complex electrical admittance or impedance of the patient; characterised in that the apparatus is configured to be in a sleep mode with periodic wake-ups at a chirp rate and in an active mode while chirping to create chirped sinusoidal stimulations by applying a sinusoidal current at a specific frequency to the tissue of the animal or human patients he such that the stimulator and the sensor and the signal processor together use an average current of less than 23 mA in operation over time. - a stimulator in electrical communication with two or more electrodes of the two or more electrodes to stimulate with either current or voltage; - a sensor in electrical communication with the same stimulating electrodes or with additional electrodes of the two or more electrodes to sense a response based on the stimulation of the stimulating electrodes; and - a signal processor in electrical communication with both the stimulator and the sensor to determine the complex electrical admittance or impedance of the patient;
A portable external device for a mechanical circulation support system comprising: a housing; a first battery removably connected to the housing, wherein the first battery, when connected to the housing, forms an integral portion of the housing and wherein the first battery comprises an energy dense battery; a second battery arranged within the housing, wherein the second battery comprises a power dense battery; and control electronics arranged within the housing, powered by at least one of the first or the second batteries, and configured to control an implantable pump. a housing; a first battery removably connected to the housing, wherein the first battery, when connected to the housing, forms an integral portion of the housing and wherein the first battery comprises an energy dense battery; a second battery arranged within the housing, wherein the second battery comprises a power dense battery; and control electronics arranged within the housing, powered by at least one of the first or the second batteries, and configured to control an implantable pump.
A method of integrating an exogenous DNA sequence into a target nucleic acid sequence in a genome of a non-dividing cell comprising contacting the non-dividing cell with a targeting construct comprising the exogenous DNA sequence and a target sequence in reverse orientation with respect to the exogenous DNA sequence, a complementary strand oligonucleotide homologous to the target sequence, and a CRISPR nuclease, wherein the exogenous DNA sequence comprises at least one nucleotide difference compared to the genome, and both the target sequence and the target nucleic acid sequence in the genome are recognized by the CRISPR nuclease, wherein the target nucleic acid sequence in the genome is no longer present once the exogenous DNA sequence has been integrated into the genome of the non-dividing cell in the correct orientation, wherein the method is an in vitro or ex vivo method, and wherein the method does not comprise modifying the germ line genetic identity of human beings. a targeting construct comprising the exogenous DNA sequence and a target sequence in reverse orientation with respect to the exogenous DNA sequence, a complementary strand oligonucleotide homologous to the target sequence, and a CRISPR nuclease, wherein the exogenous DNA sequence comprises at least one nucleotide difference compared to the genome, and both the target sequence and the target nucleic acid sequence in the genome are recognized by the CRISPR nuclease, wherein the target nucleic acid sequence in the genome is no longer present once the exogenous DNA sequence has been integrated into the genome of the non-dividing cell in the correct orientation, wherein the method is an in vitro or ex vivo method, and wherein the method does not comprise modifying the germ line genetic identity of human beings.