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An apparatus for use within a header of an implantable medical device, the apparatus comprising: a substantially annular spring, sized and shaped to be disposed in the header, the spring defining a loop extending about a centerline, the spring including a plurality of elastically deformable switchback portions (240; 250) that both zigzag and curve transversely about the loop to define a surface that at least partially encompasses the loop, wherein the spring defines a toroid-shaped exterior, wherein the spring defines a toroid-shaped interior void, characterized in that the spring defines a gap extending from the toroid-shaped interior void through to the exterior of the toroid-shaped exterior, and that wherein the gap extends around the centerline to define a loop-shaped gap. a substantially annular spring, sized and shaped to be disposed in the header, the spring defining a loop extending about a centerline, the spring including a plurality of elastically deformable switchback portions (240; 250) that both zigzag and curve transversely about the loop to define a surface that at least partially encompasses the loop,
A method for analyzing chromosomal DNA, the method comprising, (a) expressing a DNA cleaving agent from a heterologous expression cassette in a cell having genomic DNA under conditions such that the DNA cleaving agent cleaves the genomic DNA in the cell, wherein different regions of the genomic DNA are cleaved to a different extent by the agent depending on whether the genomic DNA is in an accessible conformation or an inaccessible conformation, thereby generating a sample comprising cleaved and intact DNA regions corresponding to accessible chromatin and inaccessible chromatin, respectively; and (b) enriching the DNA for either intact DNA or cleaved DNA by size, separating the cleaved and intact DNA regions in the sample and extracting the intact DNA or the cleaved DNA from the sample, thereby generating enriched DNA; and (c) subsequent to the enriching step, nucleotide sequencing at least one intact or cleaved DNA region in the enriched DNA. (a) expressing a DNA cleaving agent from a heterologous expression cassette in a cell having genomic DNA under conditions such that the DNA cleaving agent cleaves the genomic DNA in the cell, wherein different regions of the genomic DNA are cleaved to a different extent by the agent depending on whether the genomic DNA is in an accessible conformation or an inaccessible conformation, thereby generating a sample comprising cleaved and intact DNA regions corresponding to accessible chromatin and inaccessible chromatin, respectively; and (b) enriching the DNA for either intact DNA or cleaved DNA by size, separating the cleaved and intact DNA regions in the sample and extracting the intact DNA or the cleaved DNA from the sample, thereby generating enriched DNA; and (c) subsequent to the enriching step, nucleotide sequencing at least one intact or cleaved DNA region in the enriched DNA.
A system for post-tensioning concrete comprising: a first tendon having a first end and a second end; a second tendon having a first end and a second end; a first anchor secured to the first end of the first tendon; a second anchor secured to the second end of the second tendon; a coupler including a coupler body, the coupler body including a first end and a second end, the coupler body having a passageway therethrough and an access port providing access to the passageway; a first wedge configured to receive the second end of the first tendon and a second wedge configured to receive the first end of the second tendon, the first and second wedges being positioned in the passageway, the first wedge engaging the second end of the first tendon and the second wedge engaging the first end of the second tendon; a first piston slidably positioned within the passageway proximate the first wedge; and a second piston slidably positioned within the passageway proximate the second wedge; wherein the first and second pistons each have a rear surface characterized in that, the rear surfaces define a pressure chamber in the passageway; wherein the pressure chamber is in fluid communication with the access port; and hydraulic pressure is applied to the pressure chamber by pumping a fluid into the passageway through the access port so as to cause the first and second pistons to urge the first and second wedges apart. a first tendon having a first end and a second end; a second tendon having a first end and a second end; a first anchor secured to the first end of the first tendon; a second anchor secured to the second end of the second tendon; a coupler including a coupler body, the coupler body including a first end and a second end, the coupler body having a passageway therethrough and an access port providing access to the passageway; a first wedge configured to receive the second end of the first tendon and a second wedge configured to receive the first end of the second tendon, the first and second wedges being positioned in the passageway, the first wedge engaging the second end of the first tendon and the second wedge engaging the first end of the second tendon; a first piston slidably positioned within the passageway proximate the first wedge; and a second piston slidably positioned within the passageway proximate the second wedge; wherein the first and second pistons each have a rear surface characterized in that, the rear surfaces define a pressure chamber in the passageway; wherein the pressure chamber is in fluid communication with the access port; and hydraulic pressure is applied to the pressure chamber by pumping a fluid into the passageway through the access port so as to cause the first and second pistons to urge the first and second wedges apart.
Telescopic cleaning device intended to spray at least one cleaning and/or drying fluid towards a glass surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical surface of an optical sensor of an optical detection system, comprising at least one hollow conveying body for cleaning fluid, closed at an upstream end by an inlet flange and accommodating a movable piston configured so as to slide in the hollow conveying body, parallel to an axis of elongation of the hollow body, the movable piston, hollowed out by an inner distribution conduit, bearing a fluid distribution element at a downstream end, the hollow conveying body additionally accommodates a rod which extends jutting out from the inlet flange along the axis of elongation and around which the movable piston is capable of sliding, the movable piston and the rod being configured so as to allow the fluid to flow between them, depending on the position of the movable piston with respect to the rod, from the inlet flange to the distribution element, and wherein the rod has a heating device, said heating device having at least one heating element extending inside a heat conducting tube, along the axis of elongation. the hollow conveying body additionally accommodates a rod which extends jutting out from the inlet flange along the axis of elongation and around which the movable piston is capable of sliding, the movable piston and the rod being configured so as to allow the fluid to flow between them, depending on the position of the movable piston with respect to the rod, from the inlet flange to the distribution element, and wherein the rod has a heating device, said heating device having at least one heating element extending inside a heat conducting tube, along the axis of elongation.
A whippable liquid dairy cream composition containing 13 - 28 wt.% milk fat, said composition comprising: a. 35 - 60 wt% dairy cream, which dairy cream preferably has a milk fat content between 38 - 46 wt. % by weight of the dairy cream; b. 0.05 - 0.15 wt.% of a first emulsifier comprising mono- and/or diglycerides of fatty acids having an iodine value of less than 10; c. 0.1 - 0.35 wt.% of a second emulsifier comprising mono- and/or diglycerides of fatty acids having an iodine value of 40 - 80; d. 0.05 - 0.15 wt.% of a third emulsifier comprising mono- and/or diglycerides of fatty acids having an iodine value of 85 - 150; e. 0.4 -1.2 wt.% of a fourth emulsifier selected from the group of lactic acid esters of mono- and/or diglycerides of fatty acids, acetic acid esters of mono- and/or diglycerides of fatty acids, and mixtures thereof; f. 20 - 58 wt.% water, milk or mixtures thereof; and wherein the first, second, third and fourth emulsifier differ from each other, with weight percentages being based on total weight of the whippable liquid dairy cream composition. a. 35 - 60 wt% dairy cream, which dairy cream preferably has a milk fat content between 38 - 46 wt. % by weight of the dairy cream; b. 0.05 - 0.15 wt.% of a first emulsifier comprising mono- and/or diglycerides of fatty acids having an iodine value of less than 10; c. 0.1 - 0.35 wt.% of a second emulsifier comprising mono- and/or diglycerides of fatty acids having an iodine value of 40 - 80; d. 0.05 - 0.15 wt.% of a third emulsifier comprising mono- and/or diglycerides of fatty acids having an iodine value of 85 - 150; e. 0.4 -1.2 wt.% of a fourth emulsifier selected from the group of lactic acid esters of mono- and/or diglycerides of fatty acids, acetic acid esters of mono- and/or diglycerides of fatty acids, and mixtures thereof; f. 20 - 58 wt.% water, milk or mixtures thereof;
Bottle made of plastic formed of a body mounted by a neck comprising a dispensing opening, said neck and said body being made in two separate parts which are assembled together in order to place in communication the inside of the body with the dispensing opening, wherein said neck comprises an axial sealing skirt which is mounted on an axial bearing surface formed on the upper portion of the body, said bottle further comprising a ferule of which the lower portion is arranged to axially cover at least the connection zone between the neck and the body, with the association of the neck on the body being carried out in combination by: - sealingly fitting the outer surface of the sealing skirt on the inner surface of the bearing surface; and - radial locking of the lower portion of the ferule on the outer surface of the bearing surface; said bottle being characterised in that the ferule further comprises an axial bearing surface which is mounted in a sealed manner on the periphery on the dispensing opening. - sealingly fitting the outer surface of the sealing skirt on the inner surface of the bearing surface; and - radial locking of the lower portion of the ferule on the outer surface of the bearing surface;
A fluid delivery system, comprising: an elongated member comprising a lumen, the elongated member comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein the second portion is disposed between the first portion and the third portion, wherein the elongated member is insertable into a patient's mouth such that the second portion is adapted to be disposed entirely within the patient's mouth while the first portion and third portion are adapted to extend from a point inside the patient's mouth to a point external the patient's mouth; a locking system engaged with the elongated member, characterised in that the locking system is configured to removably engage with the patient's teeth, wherein the locking system comprises a first block and a second block, the first block removably engageable with a front of the patient's teeth and the second block removably engageable with a back of the patient's teeth, wherein the first and second blocks are each slidable along the first and third portions of the elongated member, wherein the first and second blocks are lockable to prevent sliding along the first and third portions of the elongated member; wherein the second portion is configured to allow drainage of a fluid from within the lumen to a point external the elongated member. an elongated member comprising a lumen, the elongated member comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein the second portion is disposed between the first portion and the third portion, wherein the elongated member is insertable into a patient's mouth such that the second portion is adapted to be disposed entirely within the patient's mouth while the first portion and third portion are adapted to extend from a point inside the patient's mouth to a point external the patient's mouth; a locking system engaged with the elongated member, characterised in that the locking system is configured to removably engage with the patient's teeth, wherein the locking system comprises a first block and a second block, the first block removably engageable with a front of the patient's teeth and the second block removably engageable with a back of the patient's teeth, wherein the first and second blocks are each slidable along the first and third portions of the elongated member, wherein the first and second blocks are lockable to prevent sliding along the first and third portions of the elongated member; wherein the second portion is configured to allow drainage of a fluid from within the lumen to a point external the elongated member.
Device for detecting planar objects located on a carrier material, comprising an ultrasound transmission transducer and an ultrasound reception transducer, which form a measurement path, the carrier material with the objects being moved in the measurement path, and comprising evaluation electronics which supply an output signal, relating to detected objects on the carrier material, at an electric terminal, sound pulses being emitted from the ultrasound transmission transducer by way of the evaluation electronics and reaching the ultrasound reception transducer via the measurement path after being transmitted through the carrier material with or without an object, and being read into an arithmetic unit of the evaluation electronics as a received signal via an analogue-digital converter during an evaluation window, and the output signal being controlled as a function of the values which are read in, characterised in that the sound pulses are short pulse packets which are evaluated as an individual measurement in a first evaluation window, and during a learning process the lowest value out of the set of largest values and the highest value out of the set of smallest values are determined from the read-in values of the individual measurements, and a discriminator value for the individual measurements is determined from these values, the output signal changing when said discriminator value is exceeded or undershot.
Apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least the temperature, wherein at least one temperature sensor is provided, said temperature sensor concerning at least one temperature-dependent resistance element and wherein the temperature sensor is connected to at least a first electrical conductor, characterized in that the first electrical conductor and the temperature sensor are designed and harmonized with one another in such a way that when there is a temperature difference between at least one part of the temperature sensor and the electrical conductor, the result is a predefinable thermoelectric voltage.
A downlock actuator for a landing gear system, the downlock actuator comprising: an electric motor; a gearbox fixedly coupled to the electric motor; and a connecting output shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end being fixedly coupled to a rotary output shaft of the gearbox, wherein the rotary output shaft is fixedly coupled to the gearbox, wherein the connecting output shaft is configured to rotate between a shaft locked position and a shaft unlocked position, wherein the gearbox is back-drivable in response to the connecting output shaft being in at least one of an intermediate unlocked position or the shaft unlocked position, wherein the intermediate unlocked position is between the shaft locked position and the shaft unlocked position, wherein the electric motor and the gearbox do not comprise a clutch; wherein back-drivable means that a load applied to a link rod coupled to the connecting output shaft rotates the connecting output shaft, gears in the gearbox, and/or the electric motor, which are accordingly allowed to follow a longitudinal motion of the link rod. an electric motor; a gearbox fixedly coupled to the electric motor; and a connecting output shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end being fixedly coupled to a rotary output shaft of the gearbox, wherein the rotary output shaft is fixedly coupled to the gearbox, wherein the connecting output shaft is configured to rotate between a shaft locked position and a shaft unlocked position, wherein the gearbox is back-drivable in response to the connecting output shaft being in at least one of an intermediate unlocked position or the shaft unlocked position, wherein the intermediate unlocked position is between the shaft locked position and the shaft unlocked position, wherein the electric motor and the gearbox do not comprise a clutch; wherein back-drivable means that a load applied to a link rod coupled to the connecting output shaft rotates the connecting output shaft, gears in the gearbox, and/or the electric motor, which are accordingly allowed to follow a longitudinal motion of the link rod.
An exposure device for producing flat printing originals, comprising a mount for a printing original and comprising an exposure system, which has at least one light source which generates a light beam and an optical unit in an exposure head, furthermore comprising a signal source, which supplies digital signals and which is connected to the exposure system via flexible lines, wherein the exposure head is movable in a direction linearly and reciprocally over the printing original and the mount for the printing original is movable in a direction perpendicular to this direction of the exposure head characterised in that the exposure head is pivotably connected to a first end of a telescopically retractable and extendable pivoting arm which is aligned towards the printing original, the second end of which is coupled to a spatially fixed pivoting spindle, wherein the lines run along the pivoting arm and are held in such a way that they are concomitantly movable in accordance with the retraction and extension movement of the pivoting arm.
A device (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 100) having surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76) to be subjected to an anti-biofouling action and an antibiofouling system comprising at least one anti-biofouling light source (11, 12, 18, 19) for emitting rays of anti-biofouling light, characterized in that the surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76) to be subjected to an anti-biofouling action are configured relative to each other and to the at least one anti-biofouling light source (11, 12, 18, 19) such that during operation of the at least one anti-biofouling light source (11, 12, 18, 19), the surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76) to be subjected to an anti-biofouling action are free or nearly free from shadow with respect to the rays of the antibiofouling light emitted from the at least one anti-biofouling light source (11, 12, 18, 19) so that total or near-total anti-biofouling coverage of the surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 52, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76) to be subjected to an anti-biofouling action is realized.
A compound for use in a method of improving cardiac contractility without changing the calcium transient, wherein the compound is or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A suture applicator (20, 120), comprising; a proximal handle (24, 152); a length of suture (75, 126); a hollow suture needle (22, 124, 140) extending from a distal end of the handle (24, 152), the hollow suture needle (22, 124, 140) comprising a helical distal portion and a distal end, wherein the length of suture (75, 126) passes through the hollow suture needle (22, 124,140), characterized in that the hollow suture needle (22, 124, 140) further comprising a deflection segment positioned at the distal end, wherein the deflection segment extends proximally, with respect to the suture applicator (20, 120), from the distal end of the hollow suture needle (22, 124, 140); wherein the length of suture (75, 126) passes through the deflection segment, and a deflection mechanism (146, 150) configured to deflect the deflection segment from a first shape to a second shape; the first shape being generally in alignment with the helical distal portion, and the second shape being deflected proximally from the distal end of the hollow suture needle.
A light-activated switching resistor comprising: a dielectric layer disposed between a first electrode layer, wherein the first electrode layer comprises a p-type semiconductor or a n-type semiconductor, and a second electrode layer, wherein the dielectric layer is a non-stoichiometric silicon oxide SiO x with x different from 2, the light-activated switching resistor having a high resistance state and a low resistance state; the light-activated switching resistor being responsive to a voltage bias, applied between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, exceeding a threshold to switch from the high resistance state to the low resistance state; and wherein the first electrode layer is adapted to act as a substrate configured to absorb photo-illumination to generate free electrons, the free electrons mitigating into the dielectric layer in response to the voltage bias and facilitating the formation of at least one conductive filament in the dielectric layer to switch from the high resistance state to the low resistance state, wherein said light-activated switching resistor is sensitive to photo-illumination to reduce said threshold. wherein the first electrode layer is adapted to act as a substrate configured to absorb photo-illumination to generate free electrons, the free electrons mitigating into the dielectric layer in response to the voltage bias and facilitating the formation of at least one conductive filament in the dielectric layer to switch from the high resistance state to the low resistance state, wherein said light-activated switching resistor is sensitive to photo-illumination to reduce said threshold.
A method for the production of orthosis or prosthesis components for receiving or for fastening to a body part, said method having the steps of: a. applying a base layer to a support which is shaped corresponding to the shape of the body part, b. arranging a plurality of fastening elements, having a base and a form-fit element protruding from the base, on the base layer in defined positions relative to each other, wherein the base of the fastening elements bears on the base layer or faces toward the base layer, c. placing at least one layer of a fiber composite material on the base layer and embedding the base, wherein the form-fit element remains accessible from the side facing away from the base layer, and d. curing the at least one fiber composite material layer, characterized in that after the curing the fastening elements are embedded non-releasably or in a manner secure against rotation in the at least one layer of fiber composite material. a. applying a base layer to a support which is shaped corresponding to the shape of the body part, b. arranging a plurality of fastening elements, having a base and a form-fit element protruding from the base, on the base layer in defined positions relative to each other, wherein the base of the fastening elements bears on the base layer or faces toward the base layer, c. placing at least one layer of a fiber composite material on the base layer and embedding the base, wherein the form-fit element remains accessible from the side facing away from the base layer, and d. curing the at least one fiber composite material layer, characterized in that after the curing the fastening elements are embedded non-releasably or in a manner secure against rotation in the at least one layer of fiber composite material.