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A prosthetic heart valve, comprising: a stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an expanded condition and a collapsed condition, the stent including: a plurality of proximal cells at the proximal end; a plurality of support struts, each support strut having a first end connected to one of the proximal cells and a second end; a plurality of distal cells at the distal end, the distal cells being longitudinally spaced apart from the proximal cells; at least one support post connected to a multiplicity of the proximal cells, the support post including a collapsible portion (1660, 1760) having a first configuration when the stent is in the collapsed condition and a second configuration when the stent is in the expanded condition, the support post having a first length when the collapsible portion is in the first configuration and a second length less than the first length when the collapsible portion is in the second configuration; and a valve structure connected to the at least one support post. a stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an expanded condition and a collapsed condition, the stent including: a plurality of proximal cells at the proximal end; a plurality of support struts, each support strut having a first end connected to one of the proximal cells and a second end; a plurality of distal cells at the distal end, the distal cells being longitudinally spaced apart from the proximal cells; at least one support post connected to a multiplicity of the proximal cells, the support post including a collapsible portion (1660, 1760) having a first configuration when the stent is in the collapsed condition and a second configuration when the stent is in the expanded condition, the support post having a first length when the collapsible portion is in the first configuration and a second length less than the first length when the collapsible portion is in the second configuration; and a valve structure connected to the at least one support post. a plurality of proximal cells at the proximal end; a plurality of support struts, each support strut having a first end connected to one of the proximal cells and a second end; a plurality of distal cells at the distal end, the distal cells being longitudinally spaced apart from the proximal cells; at least one support post connected to a multiplicity of the proximal cells, the support post including a collapsible portion (1660, 1760) having a first configuration when the stent is in the collapsed condition and a second configuration when the stent is in the expanded condition, the support post having a first length when the collapsible portion is in the first configuration and a second length less than the first length when the collapsible portion is in the second configuration; and a valve structure connected to the at least one support post.
Method of displaying information by means of a display fixed in a motor vehicle, in which a user interface device generates graphic data which activate at least a sub-area of the display such that, in an operating state, information which is assigned to at least one operating step that can be executed by means of an input device is displayed and, in a display state, information which is not assigned to any operating steps is displayed, and that entry of an object into an operating zone which is assigned to the input device, and leaving the operating zone, is detected, and the user interface device changing from the operating state to the display state when the object leaves the operating zone and when the object does not enter the operating zone again within a defined time interval, characterized in that the speed of the vehicle is detected, and in that the length of the time interval is defined as a function of the vehicle speed.
A maintenance method for servicing a component, the method including: scanning the component; generating, via an electronic control unit, a digital model of the component to obtain geometric data of the component; detecting, via the electronic control unit, a defect of the component using the geometric data of the component and at least one existing model stored in a digital library connected to the electronic control unit, wherein the defect is detected when a difference between the geometric data of the component and the at least one existing model is above a threshold value; characterized by: classifying, via the electronic control unit, the defect as a defect type; and evaluating the defect to determine, according to the defect type, whether to repair the defect or to replace a section of the component containing the defect. scanning the component; generating, via an electronic control unit, a digital model of the component to obtain geometric data of the component; detecting, via the electronic control unit, a defect of the component using the geometric data of the component and at least one existing model stored in a digital library connected to the electronic control unit, wherein the defect is detected when a difference between the geometric data of the component and the at least one existing model is above a threshold value; characterized by: classifying, via the electronic control unit, the defect as a defect type; and evaluating the defect to determine, according to the defect type, whether to repair the defect or to replace a section of the component containing the defect. classifying, via the electronic control unit, the defect as a defect type; and evaluating the defect to determine, according to the defect type, whether to repair the defect or to replace a section of the component containing the defect.
Powder for use in a layer-by-layer process for producing mouldings by selectively melting regions of the respective powder layer through introduction of electromagnetic energy, comprising composite particles which are provided by glass particles entirely or partially coated with a precipitate polymer, where the d 50 median diameter of the glass particles is from 3 to 100 μm, determined by means of laser scattering.
Metal paste that comprises 75 to 90 % by weight of at least one metal that is present in the form of particles that contain a coating that contains at least one organic compound, and 6 to 20 % by weight organic solvent, characterised in that the metal paste further comprises 2 to 10 % by weight of at least one ammoniumtetrafluoroborate represented by formula (NHR1 R2R3) + (BF 4) -, whereby the residues R1, R2, and R3 are identical or different residues selected from H and hydrocarbon residues each having ≤ 12 C-atoms.
A Cu-Ga alloy sputtering target, wherein the Cu-Ga alloy sputtering target is a sintered body which has a composition with 29.5 atom% to 43.0 atom% of Ga, optionally 0.05 atom% to 10.0 atom% of Na and a balance of Cu and inevitable impurities, a Cu-Ga alloy crystal particle in the sintered body has a structure in which γ phase particles are dispersed in a γ 1 -phase crystal particle, if Na is present, a Na compound phase which is optionally formed of at least one of NaF, Na 2 S, Na 2 Se, and Na 3 AlF 6 is dispersed in the sintered body, the elements F, S, Se, and Al being included in the inevitable impurities, an amount of oxygen in the sintered body measured as described in the description is equal to or less than 200 mass ppm, an average number of the γ phase particles in one γ 1 crystal particle is 6 to 36, and an average particle diameter of γ 1 phase particles measured as described in the description is 15.0 μm to 50 μm. the Cu-Ga alloy sputtering target is a sintered body which has a composition with 29.5 atom% to 43.0 atom% of Ga, optionally 0.05 atom% to 10.0 atom% of Na and a balance of Cu and inevitable impurities, a Cu-Ga alloy crystal particle in the sintered body has a structure in which γ phase particles are dispersed in a γ 1 -phase crystal particle, if Na is present, a Na compound phase which is optionally formed of at least one of NaF, Na 2 S, Na 2 Se, and Na 3 AlF 6 is dispersed in the sintered body, the elements F, S, Se, and Al being included in the inevitable impurities, an amount of oxygen in the sintered body measured as described in the description is equal to or less than 200 mass ppm, an average number of the γ phase particles in one γ 1 crystal particle is 6 to 36, and an average particle diameter of γ 1 phase particles measured as described in the description is 15.0 μm to 50 μm.
A hearing device comprising: - a microphone for converting audio into an audio signal; - a preprocessing unit for analog processing of the audio signal into a processed analog audio signal, the preprocessing unit having an input and an output, wherein the input is connected to an output of the microphone; - an A/D converter for converting the processed analog audio signal into a digital audio signal, the A/D converter having an input and an output, wherein the input is connected to the output of the preprocessing unit; and - a processing unit for digital processing of the digital audio signal, wherein the processing unit is connected to the preprocessing unit for sending a control signal indicative of a mode of operation to the preprocessing unit based on at least a first noise parameter of the digital audio signal; wherein the preprocessing unit is configured to apply a first transfer function to the audio signal in a first mode of operation and a second transfer function with a second cutoff frequency to the audio signal in a second mode of operation, depending on the control signal from the processing unit. - a microphone for converting audio into an audio signal; - a preprocessing unit for analog processing of the audio signal into a processed analog audio signal, the preprocessing unit having an input and an output, wherein the input is connected to an output of the microphone; - an A/D converter for converting the processed analog audio signal into a digital audio signal, the A/D converter having an input and an output, wherein the input is connected to the output of the preprocessing unit; and - a processing unit for digital processing of the digital audio signal, wherein the processing unit is connected to the preprocessing unit for sending a control signal indicative of a mode of operation to the preprocessing unit based on at least a first noise parameter of the digital audio signal;
A method for preparing an ionic liquid having a melting point at or below 150°C at 1.01325 bar (1 atm), comprising: reacting a heteroatomic compound with an excess of dialkyl sulfate to produce an alkylsulfate salt of the heteroatomic compound; hydrolyzing the alkylsulfate salt to produce a bisulfate salt of the heteroatomic compound; neutralizing the bisulfate salt to produce a sulfate salt of the heteroatomic compound; and reacting the sulfate salt of the heteroatomic compound with a salt of a desired anion to produce an ionic liquid comprising the cation of the heteroatomic compound and the desired anion. reacting a heteroatomic compound with an excess of dialkyl sulfate to produce an alkylsulfate salt of the heteroatomic compound; hydrolyzing the alkylsulfate salt to produce a bisulfate salt of the heteroatomic compound; neutralizing the bisulfate salt to produce a sulfate salt of the heteroatomic compound; and reacting the sulfate salt of the heteroatomic compound with a salt of a desired anion to produce an ionic liquid comprising the cation of the heteroatomic compound and the desired anion.
A method for maintaining reachability at a user equipment, UE, comprising: managing communications, via a radio connection, by a first application installed on the UE with a second application installed on a peer entity, wherein the second application is configured to send a reachability status inquiry to the UE that will cause the UE to transition out of an idle state and into a connected state in order to respond to the reachability status inquiry; detecting a change in a radio connection between the UE and the peer entity, wherein the change in the radio connection is associated with the UE entering the idle state; communicating an indication from the UE to the peer entity, in response to the change in the radio connection being detected, wherein the indication indicates that the UE is to enter the idle state and that the peer entity is not to attempt to reach the UE during a specified duration of time while in the idle state; and entering the idle state after communicating the indication to the peer entity while maintaining communication between the first application and the second application based on the indication. managing communications, via a radio connection, by a first application installed on the UE with a second application installed on a peer entity, wherein the second application is configured to send a reachability status inquiry to the UE that will cause the UE to transition out of an idle state and into a connected state in order to respond to the reachability status inquiry; detecting a change in a radio connection between the UE and the peer entity, wherein the change in the radio connection is associated with the UE entering the idle state; communicating an indication from the UE to the peer entity, in response to the change in the radio connection being detected, wherein the indication indicates that the UE is to enter the idle state and that the peer entity is not to attempt to reach the UE during a specified duration of time while in the idle state; and entering the idle state after communicating the indication to the peer entity while maintaining communication between the first application and the second application based on the indication.
A surgical system, comprising: a surgical impactor, the surgical impactor including an anvil and being configured to produce energy to move the anvil along an anvil axis; an adapter configured to interface a surgical implement with the surgical impactor, the adapter comprising: a surface for communicating an impact in a first direction; and wherein the adapter comprises a sensor and is configured to detect a type of surgical implement, wherein the sensor is configured to communicate information to the surgical impactor; wherein, during operation of the surgical impactor, the surface communicates an impact from the anvil through the adapter to the surgical implement; wherein the surgical impactor further comprises a controller, wherein the controller is configured to use the detected type of surgical implement to adjust a stroke, power or frequency of impacts. a surgical impactor, the surgical impactor including an anvil and being configured to produce energy to move the anvil along an anvil axis; an adapter configured to interface a surgical implement with the surgical impactor, the adapter comprising: a surface for communicating an impact in a first direction; and wherein the adapter comprises a sensor and is configured to detect a type of surgical implement, wherein the sensor is configured to communicate information to the surgical impactor; a surface for communicating an impact in a first direction; and wherein the adapter comprises a sensor and is configured to detect a type of surgical implement, wherein the sensor is configured to communicate information to the surgical impactor; wherein, during operation of the surgical impactor, the surface communicates an impact from the anvil through the adapter to the surgical implement; wherein the surgical impactor further comprises a controller, wherein the controller is configured to use the detected type of surgical implement to adjust a stroke, power or frequency of impacts.
Apparatus for dispensing a fluid in a metered manner from a tubular bag, characterized in that the apparatus contains a tubular bag and a metering pump, of which the intake side is provided with a first connection piece with an external thread, the end of said connection piece being provided with at least one opening means, and wherein the first connection piece is screw-connected in a second connection piece having an internal thread and a flange, the latter being welded onto the tubular bag, such that rotation of the metering pump relative to the second connection piece causes the first connection piece to cut open the tubular bag, and wherein a securing means is present, the securing means guaranteeing the position of the first connection piece relative to the second connection piece prior to first-time use, and wherein the securing means is formed by an elevation in the entry region of the external thread of the first connection piece and by a latch-in depression on the internal thread of the second connection piece, and therefore, prior to the opening means being used for the first time, the cutting and/or perforating teeth are located entirely within the second connection piece.
A device for damping the relative movement of moved apparatus parts (31, 33, 34, 35) having a damper (3a,b), a coupling (1a,b,c; 2; 2a,b; 5; 6; 7; 8a,b) for establishing and releasing a frictional connection between a first one of said apparatus parts (31, 33, 34, 35) and an end of said damper (3a,b), wherein another end of said damper (3a,b) is coupled with a second one of said apparatus parts (31, 33, 34, 35), so that said damper (3a,b) damps a relative movement between the two apparatus parts (31, 33, 34, 35) when said coupling (1a,b,c; 2; 2a,b; 5; 6; 7; 8a,b) is in a closed state, and wherein said two apparatus parts (31, 33, 34, 35) are movable with respect to each other in two opposite directions, characterized in that said coupling (1a,b,c; 2; 2a,b; 5; 6; 7; 8a,b) can disengage in both directions upon relative movements of said two apparatus parts (31, 33, 34, 35).
A method of sterilising items comprising the steps of: a. placing items to be sterilised into a puncture resistant sealable vapour barrier sterilisation bag; b. performing steam sterilisation under pressure via a conduit coupled to the bag; and c. sealing the bag at the completion of sterilisation; and characterised in that the steam sterilisation is performed in a pressure compensating compartment having a sealable door that maintains a compensating pressure environment around the exterior of the sterilisation bag during steam sterilisation so as to reduce mechanical stress on the bag. a. placing items to be sterilised into a puncture resistant sealable vapour barrier sterilisation bag; b. performing steam sterilisation under pressure via a conduit coupled to the bag; and c. sealing the bag at the completion of sterilisation; and
A composition for labial application comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least N-oleoyldihydrosphingosine and α-hydroxypalmitoyldihydrosphingosine.
A split-and-mix method for obtaining one or more bifunctional complexes each comprising a display molecule part and a coding part comprising an oligonucleotide, wherein a nascent bifunctional complex comprising a chemical reaction site and a priming site suitable for enzymatic addition of a tag is reacted at the chemical reaction site with one or more reactants, and wherein respective tag(s) identifying the reactant(s) are provided at the priming site by using one or more enzymes.
An image processing apparatus that determines dot arrangement for each of a plurality of kinds of colorants based on an image for the colorant, the image processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, for a predetermined region of the image including a plurality of pixels, arrangement information of dots of a colorant of a first color for which dot arrangement is already determined among the plurality of kinds of colorants; a target value derivation unit configured to derive, based on pixel values of the plurality of pixels included in the predetermined region of the image for a second color for which dot arrangement is yet to be determined among the plurality of kinds of colorants, a target value for a colorant of the second color in the predetermined region; an evaluation value derivation unit configured to derive an evaluation value (Ev) for the colorant of the second color at each pixel included in the predetermined region based on the arrangement information, wherein the evaluation value (Ev) is a value indicating a priority for dot arrangement of the colorant of the second color for each of the plurality of pixels included in the predetermined region, and the evaluation value derivation unit sets the evaluation value (Ev) so that the priority is higher for a pixel with a smaller number of already arranged dots in the predetermined region; and a dot arrangement determination unit configured to determine dot arrangement for the colorant of the second color in the predetermined region based on the target value for the predetermined region and the evaluation values derived for the pixels included in the predetermined region. an acquisition unit configured to acquire, for a predetermined region of the image including a plurality of pixels, arrangement information of dots of a colorant of a first color for which dot arrangement is already determined among the plurality of kinds of colorants; a target value derivation unit configured to derive, based on pixel values of the plurality of pixels included in the predetermined region of the image for a second color for which dot arrangement is yet to be determined among the plurality of kinds of colorants, a target value for a colorant of the second color in the predetermined region; an evaluation value derivation unit configured to derive an evaluation value (Ev) for the colorant of the second color at each pixel included in the predetermined region based on the arrangement information, wherein the evaluation value (Ev) is a value indicating a priority for dot arrangement of the colorant of the second color for each of the plurality of pixels included in the predetermined region, and the evaluation value derivation unit sets the evaluation value (Ev) so that the priority is higher for a pixel with a smaller number of already arranged dots in the predetermined region; and a dot arrangement determination unit configured to determine dot arrangement for the colorant of the second color in the predetermined region based on the target value for the predetermined region and the evaluation values derived for the pixels included in the predetermined region.