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An article for maintaining vaginal exudate within the vagina comprising: a flexible substrate having a body facing surface and an opposed garment facing surface; adhesive applied to the body facing surface of the substrate for selectively adhering the article to the body; and wherein the substrate is structured and arranged to cover the vaginal opening and thereby maintain vaginal exudate within the vagina; and wherein the article has a total fluid capacity of less than 0.3 g; and wherein the article has a thickness in the range of about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm. a flexible substrate having a body facing surface and an opposed garment facing surface; adhesive applied to the body facing surface of the substrate for selectively adhering the article to the body; and wherein the substrate is structured and arranged to cover the vaginal opening and thereby maintain vaginal exudate within the vagina; and wherein the article has a total fluid capacity of less than 0.3 g; and wherein the article has a thickness in the range of about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm.
A surgical knot setter for a suture, comprising: an elongated shaft having a long axis and proximal and distal portions; a tip at the distal portion of said shaft, said tip having a loop with non-sharp edges, with an interior loop opening and with a gate opening, said loop being laterally offset from the long axis of the shaft and distal to the distal end of the shaft, whereby the loop is laterally and longitudinally offset from the distal end of the shaft; a closure for selectively opening and closing the gate opening between open and closed positions to selectively permit or prevent said suture from passing through said gate opening, a crank, the elongated shaft being hollow and further comprising a drive shaft within the elongated shaft, said elongated shaft being connected to the closure and to the crank, rotation of the crank rotating the drive shaft and the closure; and, an actuator for moving said closure between said open and closed positions, characterized in that the gate opening is a proximal facing gate opening and in that the tip comprises a peripheral sliding surface leading to the loop opening via said gate opening for permitting ingress and egress of a suture into the loop opening. an elongated shaft having a long axis and proximal and distal portions; a tip at the distal portion of said shaft, said tip having a loop with non-sharp edges, with an interior loop opening and with a gate opening, said loop being laterally offset from the long axis of the shaft and distal to the distal end of the shaft, whereby the loop is laterally and longitudinally offset from the distal end of the shaft; a closure for selectively opening and closing the gate opening between open and closed positions to selectively permit or prevent said suture from passing through said gate opening, a crank, the elongated shaft being hollow and further comprising a drive shaft within the elongated shaft, said elongated shaft being connected to the closure and to the crank, rotation of the crank rotating the drive shaft and the closure; and, an actuator for moving said closure between said open and closed positions, characterized in that the gate opening is a proximal facing gate opening and in that the tip comprises a peripheral sliding surface leading to the loop opening via said gate opening for permitting ingress and egress of a suture into the loop opening.
An electric wheelchair operation apparatus configured to operate an electric wheelchair so that the electric wheelchair performs a forward/backward movement and a turning motion, comprising: an armrest part extending in a vehicle forward/backward direction, the armrest part being configured so that a user can put his/her forearm thereon; a tilting mechanism; a shaft part connected to a tip of the armrest part through the tilting mechanism so as to be movable in the vehicle forward/backward direction; a dial part disposed in a tip of the shaft part and configured so that the user can grasp and rotate the dial part; a third sensor comprising one of an angle sensor configured to detect an amount of inclination and an inclination direction of the shaft part and a torque sensor configured to detect an inclinational torque and a direction thereof of the shaft part; a second sensor configured to detect an amount of rotation, a rotational position, and/or a rotational torque of the dial part; and an electric wheelchair drive control unit configured to control a traveling motion of the electric wheelchair by associating the amount of inclination and inclination direction or the inclinational torque and direction thereof of the shaft part detected by the third sensor with a traveling motion of the electric wheelchair in a forward/backward direction and by associating only the amount of rotation, the rotational position, and/or the rotational torque of the dial part detected by the second sensor with a turning motion of the electric wheelchair in a left/right direction. an armrest part extending in a vehicle forward/backward direction, the armrest part being configured so that a user can put his/her forearm thereon; a tilting mechanism; a shaft part connected to a tip of the armrest part through the tilting mechanism so as to be movable in the vehicle forward/backward direction; a dial part disposed in a tip of the shaft part and configured so that the user can grasp and rotate the dial part; a third sensor comprising one of an angle sensor configured to detect an amount of inclination and an inclination direction of the shaft part and a torque sensor configured to detect an inclinational torque and a direction thereof of the shaft part; a second sensor configured to detect an amount of rotation, a rotational position, and/or a rotational torque of the dial part; and an electric wheelchair drive control unit configured to control a traveling motion of the electric wheelchair by associating the amount of inclination and inclination direction or the inclinational torque and direction thereof of the shaft part detected by the third sensor with a traveling motion of the electric wheelchair in a forward/backward direction and by associating only the amount of rotation, the rotational position, and/or the rotational torque of the dial part detected by the second sensor with a turning motion of the electric wheelchair in a left/right direction.
A non-fixed assembled device for provision of independent access for a user with impaired mobility to the sea, to lakes or to rivers, comprising a rail assembly track at a shore, said track having a starting point at a distance from the shoreline in a place with wheelchair access, characterised in that the track has an end into the water at an appropriate point where the water's depth is sufficient for the disabled user to swim without assistance, the non-fixed assembled device further comprising - a carriage onto which the user can move from a wheelchair, wherein said carriage is movable along said track, suitable for stopping at any pre-selected location in the water or elsewhere at the user's command, via use of a control system which stops the carriage, said carriage being propelled by a drive mechanism, wherein the movement of the carriage can be initiated by the user to enter the water on his own. - a carriage onto which the user can move from a wheelchair,
A coformer salt of (2 S,3 S)-methyl 7-fluoro-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(1-methyl-1 H -1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-4-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxylate which is [(1 S)- endo]-(+)-3-bromo-10-camphor sulfonic acid salt of (2 S,3 S)-methyl 7-fluoro-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(1-methyl-1 H -1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-4-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxylate, optionally as a solvate and additionally optionally as a hydrate thereof, wherein the coformer salt is in a crystalline form and exhibits solid state 13 C NMR spectrum with peaks at 210.3, 25.3, 21.8, 20.8, 19.5, and 18.5 ppm ± 0.2 ppm referenced to residual peaks from DMSO-d 6.
An internal combustion engine air cleaner comprising: a filter element; and a case accommodating therein the filter element and including a bottom plate having an air outlet port formed therein, air filtered through the filter element being supplied via the air outlet port to a carburetor, the bottom plate including a support frame section bulging from an inner surface thereof inwardly of the case, the support frame section including: a side peripheral wall extending upward from the inner surface of the bottom plate in such a manner as to surround a periphery of the air outlet port; characterized by a plurality of vertical posts spaced apart from each other along and extending upward from an upper end of the side peripheral wall; and a canopy portion of a generally flat plate shape provided on respective upper ends of the plurality of vertical posts to extend over the air outlet port, an interior of the case and the air outlet port being in communication with each other via a space between the vertical posts, the canopy portion covering a whole opening area of the air outlet port when the case is viewed from above. a filter element; and a case accommodating therein the filter element and including a bottom plate having an air outlet port formed therein, air filtered through the filter element being supplied via the air outlet port to a carburetor, the bottom plate including a support frame section bulging from an inner surface thereof inwardly of the case, the support frame section including: a side peripheral wall extending upward from the inner surface of the bottom plate in such a manner as to surround a periphery of the air outlet port; characterized by a plurality of vertical posts spaced apart from each other along and extending upward from an upper end of the side peripheral wall; and a canopy portion of a generally flat plate shape provided on respective upper ends of the plurality of vertical posts to extend over the air outlet port, an interior of the case and the air outlet port being in communication with each other via a space between the vertical posts, the canopy portion covering a whole opening area of the air outlet port when the case is viewed from above.
Method of determining a lubrication parameter indicative of a lubrication condition in an oil-lubricated rolling element bearing, comprising the steps of: - measuring high-frequency structure-borne acoustic emissions associated with asperity contact between rolling contact surfaces (25s, 26, 27) of the bearing, to provide a measured signal; - extracting emitted acoustic energy from the measured signal; - determining the lubrication parameter from the emitted acoustic energy, on the basis of a power-law relationship between emitted acoustic energy and the lubrication parameter, characterized in that: the lubrication parameter is the specific film thickness ( λ) of an oil film between the rolling contact surfaces (25s, 26, 27) of the bearing and the power-law relation used in the step of determining the lubrication parameter is given by E λ = B * λ − 0.36 or the lubrication parameter is the viscosity ratio ( κ) of the oil film and the power-law relation used in the step of determining the lubrication parameter is given by E κ = B * κ − 0.47 where E is the acoustic energy in the measured signal (Volts) B is a scaling factor (Volts) - measuring high-frequency structure-borne acoustic emissions associated with asperity contact between rolling contact surfaces (25s, 26, 27) of the bearing, to provide a measured signal; - extracting emitted acoustic energy from the measured signal; - determining the lubrication parameter from the emitted acoustic energy, on the basis of a power-law relationship between emitted acoustic energy and the lubrication parameter, the lubrication parameter is the specific film thickness ( λ) of an oil film between the rolling contact surfaces (25s, 26, 27) of the bearing and the power-law relation used in the step of determining the lubrication parameter is given by E λ = B * λ − 0.36 or the lubrication parameter is the viscosity ratio ( κ) of the oil film and the power-law relation used in the step of determining the lubrication parameter is given by E κ = B * κ − 0.47 where E is the acoustic energy in the measured signal (Volts) B is a scaling factor (Volts) E is the acoustic energy in the measured signal (Volts) B is a scaling factor (Volts)
Explosive charge (50; 250; 350) with a body containing explosive material, with at least one detonator cap (94, 134, 181) which is connected to a detonator (95, 139), wherein the detonator (95, 139) is connected to a pull element (80, 180) via a trigger cord (101, 107), characterised in that at least one mechanical activating element (92, 136) is connected to the pulling element (80, 180) via an activating cord (101, 107), and in that either in a first alternative in a standby position the at least one detonator (94, 134) is arranged spatially separated from the explosive, and in a triggering position the at least one detonator cap (94, 134, 181) is positioned in a distance relative to the explosive material, and in a release position the at least one detonator cap (94, 134) by the mechanical activating element (92, 136) being moved via the activating cord (101, 107) relative towards the explosive material, or in a second alternative, when the detonator cap is a ripple detonator, in a standby position the at least one detonator cap (94, 134) is arranged spatially separated from a detonating cord leading to the explosive material, and in a release position the at least one detonator cap (94, 134) has been moved relative to the detonating cord leading to the explosive material by the mechanical activating element (92, 136) moved via the activating cord (101, 107).
A test strip (10, 300, 350, 400, 500, 512, 524) for analyzing a fluid, comprising: a test strip body defining a sample receiving chamber (24, 354, 404, 504, 516) having a flared portion (328, 352, 402, 518, 530, 532) terminating in a fluid receiving opening and an elongated portion (332, 532) extending inwardly from the flared portion (328, 352, 402, 518, 530, 532), wherein the elongated portion (332, 532) is defined by a pair of substantially parallel opposing sidewalls and an end wall connecting the sidewalls, and wherein the flared portion (328, 352, 402, 518, 530, 532) is defined by a pair of walls that narrow in a direction toward the elongated portion (332, 532); the test strip body defining a vent in communication with the sample receiving chamber (24, 354, 404, 504, 516), whereby air can escape from the vent as fluid is drawn into the sample receiving chamber (24, 354, 404, 504, 516); the test strip body further comprising: a base substrate, a covering layer overlying the base substrate, and a spacing layer sandwiched between the base substrate and the covering layer, the spacing layer defining a void that defines the perimeter of the sample receiving chamber (24, 354, 404, 504, 516) between the base substrate and the covering layer; and the test strip (10, 300, 350, 400, 500, 512, 524) further comprising a testing area positioned in the sample receiving chamber (24, 354, 404, 504, 516) for analyzing the fluid; wherein the fluid receiving opening is disposed at a tapered fluid receiving end of the test strip (10, 300, 350, 400, 500, 512, 524). a test strip body defining a sample receiving chamber (24, 354, 404, 504, 516) having a flared portion (328, 352, 402, 518, 530, 532) terminating in a fluid receiving opening and an elongated portion (332, 532) extending inwardly from the flared portion (328, 352, 402, 518, 530, 532), wherein the elongated portion (332, 532) is defined by a pair of substantially parallel opposing sidewalls and an end wall connecting the sidewalls, and wherein the flared portion (328, 352, 402, 518, 530, 532) is defined by a pair of walls that narrow in a direction toward the elongated portion (332, 532); the test strip body defining a vent in communication with the sample receiving chamber (24, 354, 404, 504, 516), whereby air can escape from the vent as fluid is drawn into the sample receiving chamber (24, 354, 404, 504, 516); the test strip body further comprising: a base substrate, a covering layer overlying the base substrate, and a spacing layer sandwiched between the base substrate and the covering layer, the spacing layer defining a void that defines the perimeter of the sample receiving chamber (24, 354, 404, 504, 516) between the base substrate and the covering layer; and the test strip (10, 300, 350, 400, 500, 512, 524) further comprising a testing area positioned in the sample receiving chamber (24, 354, 404, 504, 516) for analyzing the fluid; wherein the fluid receiving opening is disposed at a tapered fluid receiving end of the test strip (10, 300, 350, 400, 500, 512, 524).
A system comprising a transceiver and an integrated circuit for a first node for updating at least one security rule in a controller area network, CAN, having a CAN bus and a host processor, wherein the integrated circuit comprises: a controller operably coupled to the transceiver and configured to determine an identifier contained with received messages; and a memory operably coupled to the controller and configured to contain at least one of: a list of IDs, at least one security rule parameter, of at least one second node that the first node is allowed to transmit messages to and/or receive messages from; wherein the integrated circuit is characterised in that the memory includes a privileged node ID configured to identify, and associated solely with, the first node and the controller is configured to generate and send at least one security rule(s) update message comprising the privileged node ID to the at least one secondary node in the CAN that updates at least one security rule employed by the at least one secondary node in the CAN, wherein, in response to the transceiver receiving a message on the CAN bus and the controller determining the received message comprises the privileged node ID, the controller is further configured to kill the received message on the CAN bus by publishing an error message on the CAN bus before the message end, wherein the error message published on the CAN bus identifies a presence of a rogue node. a controller operably coupled to the transceiver and configured to determine an identifier contained with received messages; and a memory operably coupled to the controller and configured to contain at least one of: a list of IDs, at least one security rule parameter, of at least one second node that the first node is allowed to transmit messages to and/or receive messages from; wherein the integrated circuit is characterised in that the memory includes a privileged node ID configured to identify, and associated solely with, the first node and the controller is configured to generate and send at least one security rule(s) update message comprising the privileged node ID to the at least one secondary node in the CAN that updates at least one security rule employed by the at least one secondary node in the CAN, wherein, in response to the transceiver receiving a message on the CAN bus and the controller determining the received message comprises the privileged node ID, the controller is further configured to kill the received message on the CAN bus by publishing an error message on the CAN bus before the message end, wherein the error message published on the CAN bus identifies a presence of a rogue node.
An injectable liquid composition which comprises an effective amount of a mixture comprising or, alternatively, consisting of hyaluronic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, methylsulfonylmethane, and a physiologically acceptable carrier; said composition being for use in the intra-articular infiltration therapy, wherein said hyaluronic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, has an average molecular weight comprised from 800 KDa to 1200 KDa, and the methylsulfonylmethane is in an amount by weight comprised from 0.5% to 8%, relative to the total weight of the composition; wherein said composition is for use in the intra-articular and periarticular treatment of rheumatic diseases.
Multiband antenna, in particular for wireless networks, comprising: ∘ a ground plane extending along a longitudinal axis, ∘ high band radiating elements placed on the arms of crosses so as to form two cooperative dipoles, inclined at 45° with respect to the longitudinal axis, with an arm length being a dyadic fraction of a high-band wavelength (□ HB), ∘ low band radiating elements placed on the arms of crosses so as to form two cooperative dipoles, inclined at 45° with respect to the longitudinal axis, with an arm length being a dyadic fraction of a low-band wavelength (□ LB), wherein the high and low band radiating elements (9a, 9b) crosses are arranged along the longitudinal axis of the metallic ground plane, and the antenna comprises tubular separation walls in electric contact with the ground plane, and the crosses are arranged in a pattern, wherein: ∘ at least part of the high-band radiating elements are set inside the tubular separation walls, ∘ the low-band radiating elements are outside of and placed around the separation walls, wherein the separation wall presents a square cross section, at the corners of which are placed the low band radiating elements. ∘ a ground plane extending along a longitudinal axis, ∘ high band radiating elements placed on the arms of crosses so as to form two cooperative dipoles, inclined at 45° with respect to the longitudinal axis, with an arm length being a dyadic fraction of a high-band wavelength (□ HB), ∘ low band radiating elements placed on the arms of crosses so as to form two cooperative dipoles, inclined at 45° with respect to the longitudinal axis, with an arm length being a dyadic fraction of a low-band wavelength (□ LB), wherein the high and low band radiating elements (9a, 9b) crosses are arranged along the longitudinal axis of the metallic ground plane, and the antenna comprises tubular separation walls in electric contact with the ground plane, and the crosses are arranged in a pattern, wherein: ∘ at least part of the high-band radiating elements are set inside the tubular separation walls, ∘ the low-band radiating elements are outside of and placed around the separation walls, wherein the separation wall presents a square cross section, at the corners of which are placed the low band radiating elements. ∘ at least part of the high-band radiating elements are set inside the tubular separation walls, ∘ the low-band radiating elements are outside of and placed around the separation walls, wherein the separation wall presents a square cross section, at the corners of which are placed the low band radiating elements.
A hinge assembly comprising: a housing that includes a hinge space defined therein, wherein a hinge opening is defined in the housing, and wherein the hinge opening communicates the hinge space with an exterior of the housing, an arm pivotably connected to the housing within the hinge space, wherein the arm is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the arm extends through the hinge opening and a first end of the arm is positioned outside of the housing, and a dampener that includes first and second ends (40a, 40b), wherein the first end is connected to the housing and the second end is connected to the arm, wherein the dampener biases the arm from the closed position to the open position, wherein the arm is pivotable between the closed position, the open position and an over-travel position, and wherein the arm is biased from the over-travel position to the open position, and wherein the dampener is movable between a normal position and an over-travel position, wherein the dampener is in the normal position when the arm is in the closed and open position and the dampener is in the over travel position when the arm is in the over-travel position.