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A method of forming a transition region of a catheter shaft, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first tubular member (50A, 50B) having a first end and a second end; providing a second tubular member (50B, 50A) having a first end and a second end; abutting the first end of the first tubular member to the second end of the second tubular member (50A, 50B) such that the first and second tubular members (50A, 50B) are in an end-to-end longitudinal orientation; placing a sleeve comprising a polymeric material having highly oriented molecular chains over a portion of the first tubular member and a portion of the second tubular member (50A, 50B) such that the sleeve extends over the first end of the first tubular member and the second end of the second tubular member (50A, 50B); placing a heat shrink tubing over the polymeric sleeve; heating the heat shrink tubing, thereby compressing the heat shrink tubing around the polymeric sleeve; thermally bonding the polymeric sleeve to the first tubular member and the second tubular member; and removing the heat shrink tubing, wherein the abutting end surfaces of the first and second tubular members are not bonded together. providing a first tubular member (50A, 50B) having a first end and a second end; providing a second tubular member (50B, 50A) having a first end and a second end; abutting the first end of the first tubular member to the second end of the second tubular member (50A, 50B) such that the first and second tubular members (50A, 50B) are in an end-to-end longitudinal orientation; placing a sleeve comprising a polymeric material having highly oriented molecular chains over a portion of the first tubular member and a portion of the second tubular member (50A, 50B) such that the sleeve extends over the first end of the first tubular member and the second end of the second tubular member (50A, 50B); placing a heat shrink tubing over the polymeric sleeve; heating the heat shrink tubing, thereby compressing the heat shrink tubing around the polymeric sleeve; thermally bonding the polymeric sleeve to the first tubular member and the second tubular member; and removing the heat shrink tubing, wherein the abutting end surfaces of the first and second tubular members are not bonded together.
A gland for securing tubes or cables to a box, the gland comprising: - a retention element configured to surround two or more tubes or cables, the retention element having at least two connecting ends (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) mutually approachable to tighten the retention element on the tubes or cables, - a gland body extending along an axial direction (X-X) between a first end and a second end and having an axis extending along the axial direction (X-X), the gland body defining a passing through channel extending along the axial direction (X-X) between the first end and the second end and configured to receive the tubes or cables passing through the first and second ends, the gland body surrounding at least partially the retention element, the gland comprises an anti-torsion arrangement configured to prevent mutual rotation about the axis of the gland body relative to the retention element, the anti-torsion arrangement comprises: - one or more first anti-torsion elements associated with the retention element, each first anti-torsion element comprises a seat, - one or more second anti-torsion elements associated with the gland body, each second anti-torsion element comprises a protrusion configured to engage and fit in the seat to prevent mutual rotation of the gland body relative to the retention element about the axis, wherein - the first anti-torsion element is formed on an outer surface of the retention element; - the second anti-torsion element is formed on an inner surface of the gland body, - the seat extends along the axial direction (X-X) at least partially along the outer surface of the retention element; - the protrusion extends at least partially along the inner surface of the gland body. - a retention element configured to surround two or more tubes or cables, the retention element having at least two connecting ends (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) mutually approachable to tighten the retention element on the tubes or cables, - a gland body extending along an axial direction (X-X) between a first end and a second end and having an axis extending along the axial direction (X-X), the gland body defining a passing through channel extending along the axial direction (X-X) between the first end and the second end and configured to receive the tubes or cables passing through the first and second ends, the gland body surrounding at least partially the retention element, - one or more first anti-torsion elements associated with the retention element, each first anti-torsion element comprises a seat, - one or more second anti-torsion elements associated with the gland body, each second anti-torsion element comprises a protrusion configured to engage and fit in the seat to prevent mutual rotation of the gland body relative to the retention element about the axis, - the first anti-torsion element is formed on an outer surface of the retention element; - the second anti-torsion element is formed on an inner surface of the gland body, - the seat extends along the axial direction (X-X) at least partially along the outer surface of the retention element; - the protrusion extends at least partially along the inner surface of the gland body.
A surgical instrument for irrigating a frontal sinus target site of a patient, the instrument comprising: a handle; an elongate introducer extending from the handle, the introducer being rigid, i.e. will not elastically deform in response to a manually-applied bending force, and defining a proximal segment and a rigid distal segment terminating at a distal end, the introducer forming at least a portion of the rigid proximal segment to be relatively linear and at least a portion of the rigid distal segment to be relatively curved as compared to the relatively linear portion in longitudinal extension of the introducer from the handle; an irrigation channel extending through the introducer; a nozzle fluidly connected to the irrigation channel and maintained at the distal end of the introducer such that the nozzle is rotatable relative to the introducer; and an actuator assembly including an actuator maintained by the handle and connected to the nozzle; wherein the instrument is configured such that movement of the actuator causes the nozzle to rotate relative to the introducer; and the curved portion of the distal segment of the introducer has a working length on the order of 9-19 mm. a handle; an elongate introducer extending from the handle, the introducer being rigid, i.e. will not elastically deform in response to a manually-applied bending force, and defining a proximal segment and a rigid distal segment terminating at a distal end, the introducer forming at least a portion of the rigid proximal segment to be relatively linear and at least a portion of the rigid distal segment to be relatively curved as compared to the relatively linear portion in longitudinal extension of the introducer from the handle; an irrigation channel extending through the introducer; a nozzle fluidly connected to the irrigation channel and maintained at the distal end of the introducer such that the nozzle is rotatable relative to the introducer; and an actuator assembly including an actuator maintained by the handle and connected to the nozzle; wherein the instrument is configured such that movement of the actuator causes the nozzle to rotate relative to the introducer; and the curved portion of the distal segment of the introducer has a working length on the order of 9-19 mm.
A method of operating a vapor compression system, the system comprising: a first fluid circuit comprising a first compressor, a condenser and an evaporator; and a second fluid circuit connected to the first fluid circuit between the condenser and evaporator to receive fluid from the first fluid circuit, the second fluid circuit comprising a vessel configured and positioned to receive fluid from the first fluid circuit and a second compressor configured and positioned to receive vapor from the vessel and to discharge compressed vapor to the first fluid circuit; the method comprising: monitoring a plurality of operating parameters of the first fluid circuit; calculating an operating condition setpoint for the vessel based on the monitored plurality of operating parameters; monitoring an operating condition of the vessel corresponding to the calculated operating condition setpoint; comparing the calculated operating condition setpoint to the monitored operating condition; and adjusting the capacity of-the second compressor in response to the comparison of the calculated operating condition setpoint -and the monitored operating condition. characterized in that the step of calculating an operating condition setpoint comprises calculating a saturation temperature setpoint for the vessel based on the monitored plurality of operating parameters. a first fluid circuit comprising a first compressor, a condenser and an evaporator; and a second fluid circuit connected to the first fluid circuit between the condenser and evaporator to receive fluid from the first fluid circuit, the second fluid circuit comprising a vessel configured and positioned to receive fluid from the first fluid circuit and a second compressor configured and positioned to receive vapor from the vessel and to discharge compressed vapor to the first fluid circuit; monitoring a plurality of operating parameters of the first fluid circuit; calculating an operating condition setpoint for the vessel based on the monitored plurality of operating parameters; monitoring an operating condition of the vessel corresponding to the calculated operating condition setpoint; comparing the calculated operating condition setpoint to the monitored operating condition; and adjusting the capacity of-the second compressor in response to the comparison of the calculated operating condition setpoint -and the monitored operating condition.
An assembly mounted to an inner surface of a cylindrical axle of an aircraft landing gear, the assembly comprising: a sensor unit that measures properties of a wheel of the landing gear; and a plurality of fingers connected to the sensor unit and in contact with the inner surface to provide a low impedance path between the sensor unit and the inner surface, wherein an impedance of the low impedance path is less than 2.5 milliohms and the sensor unit is substantially surrounded by the axle. a sensor unit that measures properties of a wheel of the landing gear; and a plurality of fingers connected to the sensor unit and in contact with the inner surface to provide a low impedance path between the sensor unit and the inner surface, wherein an impedance of the low impedance path is less than 2.5 milliohms and the sensor unit is substantially surrounded by the axle.
A fabric for connecting and attaching two opposite surfaces (4, 5) of two components (2, 3), comprising two foam layers facing the particular surface (4, 5), each of which has an adhesive surface by means of which an adhesive connection is produced between the fabric and the corresponding component (2, 3), comprising a separating foil arranged within the fabric, characterised in that, the construction of the fabric is made of seven layers (11 - 13), that the 2 outer layers are configured as adhesive or adhesive foil and that the layers after that, which are arranged following the two outer layers, are configured as foam layers comprising PE foam, that the foam layers of the fabric are connected by additional adhesive layers in the middle by means of a tear-resistant foil, and that when the fabric is pulled, preferably in its transverse direction, this fabric is destroyed within the layer structure in the foam layer.
A method for controlling access to an electronic representation of an item comprising at least: a first watermark; and a second watermark, the method comprising: using a first watermark definition to examine the electronic representation for said first watermark (110; 120); based on whether said first watermark is or is not found, controlling access to the electronic representation; receiving a signal indicating that a second watermark definition is to be used for examining electronic representations, wherein said signal comprises said second watermark definition or instructions to derive said second watermark definition; in response to receiving the signal, using said second watermark definition to examine the electronic representation for said second watermark (110; 120); and based on whether said second watermark is or is not found, controlling access to the electronic representation: wherein the first watermark definition and the second watermark definition each comprises an indication of a location, within each electronic representation to be examined, at which a watermark, if present, is to be found or an indication of a watermarking method according to which each electronic representation to be examined is to be examined for a watermark. using a first watermark definition to examine the electronic representation for said first watermark (110; 120); based on whether said first watermark is or is not found, controlling access to the electronic representation; receiving a signal indicating that a second watermark definition is to be used for examining electronic representations, wherein said signal comprises said second watermark definition or instructions to derive said second watermark definition; in response to receiving the signal, using said second watermark definition to examine the electronic representation for said second watermark (110; 120); and based on whether said second watermark is or is not found, controlling access to the electronic representation: wherein the first watermark definition and the second watermark definition each comprises an indication of a location, within each electronic representation to be examined, at which a watermark, if present, is to be found or an indication of a watermarking method according to which each electronic representation to be examined is to be examined for a watermark. wherein the first watermark definition and the second watermark definition each comprises an indication of a location, within each electronic representation to be examined, at which a watermark, if present, is to be found or an indication of a watermarking method according to which each electronic representation to be examined is to be examined for a watermark.
Cebranopadol or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof for use in the treatment or the prevention of pain and/or opioid drug dependence in a subject with impaired hepatic and/or renal function, wherein - the pain is chronic neuropathic pain and Cebranopadol or the physiologically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally once daily at a dose of at least 100 μg; or - the pain is acute neuropathic pain and Cebranopadol or the physiologically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally once daily at a dose of at least 100 μg; or - the pain is chronic nociceptive pain and Cebranopadol or the physiologically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally once daily at a dose of at least 200 μg; or - the pain is acute nociceptive pain and Cebranopadol or the physiologically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally once daily at a dose of at least 200 μg; in each case as equivalent dose relative to Cebranopadol free base. - the pain is chronic neuropathic pain and Cebranopadol or the physiologically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally once daily at a dose of at least 100 μg; or - the pain is acute neuropathic pain and Cebranopadol or the physiologically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally once daily at a dose of at least 100 μg; or - the pain is chronic nociceptive pain and Cebranopadol or the physiologically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally once daily at a dose of at least 200 μg; or - the pain is acute nociceptive pain and Cebranopadol or the physiologically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally once daily at a dose of at least 200 μg;
Process for preparing palladium powder, wherein a palladium starting powder is subjected to a thermal treatment at a temperature in the range from 230°C to 370°C in a hydrogen gas atmosphere in an oven.
Method for measuring a track position with a track-driveable track measuring carriage, at least one wheel of the track measuring carriage being pressed against a rail, characterized in that a measurement run is carried out with the track-driveable track measuring carriage, a GPS antenna and an RTK-GPS receiver, which communicates with an RTK correction data service (RTK-KD), in that the position of the GPS antenna with respect to a reference axis of the track (4, 10) is determined with the aid of a compensation scanner and a computing unit, and the measured GPS coordinates, which are converted into Cartesian coordinates (P i (x i, y i, z i)), are recorded with the computing unit as a space curve, from which the location image, from which a desired curvature image (K soll) and the longitudinal image, from which a desired longitudinal inclination image (N soll) are calculated, and in that an inertial system is set up on the measuring carriage, with which inertial system a correction space curve of the same distance is produced, recorded with the computing unit and used as correction value for the GPS coordinates converted into Cartesian coordinates (P i (x i, y i, z i)).
A sensor unit for use in determining a thickness of ice on a surface of a RADAR system having a RADAR antenna, the sensor unit comprising: a sensor unit antenna mountable to the surface of the RADAR system, the sensor unit antenna tunable to a harmonic of a RADAR antenna signal, the harmonic having a frequency within an ice absorption band, wherein the sensor unit antenna emits the harmonic at a first signal strength, and a sensor unit receiver communicatively coupled to the sensor unit antenna and configured to detect a second signal strength of the harmonic received by the sensor unit antenna; wherein the sensor unit receiver is configured to determine an attenuation of the harmonic based on the first signal strength and the second signal strength, and to determine the thickness of the ice accumulated on the surface of the RADAR system based on the attenuation of the harmonic and an attenuation rate of the ice absorption band. a sensor unit antenna mountable to the surface of the RADAR system, the sensor unit antenna tunable to a harmonic of a RADAR antenna signal, the harmonic having a frequency within an ice absorption band, wherein the sensor unit antenna emits the harmonic at a first signal strength, and a sensor unit receiver communicatively coupled to the sensor unit antenna and configured to detect a second signal strength of the harmonic received by the sensor unit antenna; wherein the sensor unit receiver is configured to determine an attenuation of the harmonic based on the first signal strength and the second signal strength, and to determine the thickness of the ice accumulated on the surface of the RADAR system based on the attenuation of the harmonic and an attenuation rate of the ice absorption band.
Use of • a compound of formula or • a mixture consisting of or comprising two, three, four, five, six or more various compounds of formula, wherein in each of the compounds of formula, the residues R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 respectively, independently of one another have the following meaning: R1 denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R2 denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R3 denotes hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or isopropyl, R4 denotes hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl, R5 denotes hydrogen or methyl, R6 denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, with the provisio that R1 is not methyl or ethyl when R6 is methyl or ethyl for the superadditive enhancement of an olfactory impression. • a compound of formula or • a mixture consisting of or comprising two, three, four, five, six or more various compounds of formula, wherein in each of the compounds of formula, the residues R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 respectively, independently of one another have the following meaning: R1 denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R2 denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R3 denotes hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or isopropyl, R4 denotes hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl, R5 denotes hydrogen or methyl, R6 denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, with the provisio that R1 is not methyl or ethyl when R6 is methyl or ethyl for the superadditive enhancement of an olfactory impression. R1 denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R2 denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R3 denotes hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or isopropyl, R4 denotes hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl, R5 denotes hydrogen or methyl, R6 denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, with the provisio that R1 is not methyl or ethyl when R6 is methyl or ethyl for the superadditive enhancement of an olfactory impression.
Optoelectronic semiconductor module having - a chip carrier, - a light-emitting and/or light-receiving semiconductor chip mounted on the chip carrier and - a cover element, which comprises an at least partially light-transmitting cover plate, which is arranged on the side of the semiconductor chip remote from the chip carrier, and a frame part, the frame part laterally surrounding the semiconductor chip and being connected on its side remote from the cover plate to the chip carrier, characterized in that - the chip carrier contains aluminum nitride, - the frame part is connected without a joining layer to the cover plate, such that a major face of the frame part and a major face of the cover plate are contained in a common connection plane, and - the cover plate is provided in places with a reflective and/or absorbing layer, by means of which an asymmetric geometry of the light outcoupling region of the cover plate is achieved. - a chip carrier, - a light-emitting and/or light-receiving semiconductor chip mounted on the chip carrier and - a cover element, which comprises an at least partially light-transmitting cover plate, which is arranged on the side of the semiconductor chip remote from the chip carrier, and a frame part, the frame part laterally surrounding the semiconductor chip and being connected on its side remote from the cover plate to the chip carrier, characterized in that - the chip carrier contains aluminum nitride, - the frame part is connected without a joining layer to the cover plate, such that a major face of the frame part and a major face of the cover plate are contained in a common connection plane, and - the cover plate is provided in places with a reflective and/or absorbing layer, by means of which an asymmetric geometry of the light outcoupling region of the cover plate is achieved.