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A delivery system for delivering an ocular implant into an eye, the delivery system comprising: a proximal handle portion; a distal delivery portion coupled to a distal end of the handle portion and configured to releasably hold an ocular implant, the ocular implant being an elongate element having one or more internal lumens, the delivery portion comprising a sheath positioned axially over a guidewire, wherein the guidewire is configured to be inserted longitudinally through one of the one or more internal lumens of the ocular implant, wherein the guidewire includes at least one retention feature along a length of the guidewire which assists in retaining the ocular implant along the length of the guidewire, and wherein the at least one retention feature includes at least one S-shaped curve; and an actuator coupled to a mechanism that releases the ocular implant from the delivery portion upon actuation of the actuator, wherein the mechanism is configured to retract the guidewire upon actuation of the actuator and release the ocular implant. a proximal handle portion; a distal delivery portion coupled to a distal end of the handle portion and configured to releasably hold an ocular implant, the ocular implant being an elongate element having one or more internal lumens, the delivery portion comprising a sheath positioned axially over a guidewire, wherein the guidewire is configured to be inserted longitudinally through one of the one or more internal lumens of the ocular implant, wherein the guidewire includes at least one retention feature along a length of the guidewire which assists in retaining the ocular implant along the length of the guidewire, and wherein the at least one retention feature includes at least one S-shaped curve; and an actuator coupled to a mechanism that releases the ocular implant from the delivery portion upon actuation of the actuator, wherein the mechanism is configured to retract the guidewire upon actuation of the actuator and release the ocular implant.
Composition comprising one or more organic semiconducting compounds, one or more organic solvents, and one or more additives that decrease the surface tension of the composition, said additives being designated wetting agent, wherein said wetting agent is volatile and is not capable of chemically reacting with the organic semiconducting compounds, wherein the organic semiconducting compound is an organic phosphorescent compound which emits light, characterized in that the organic semiconducting compound in addition contains at least one atom having an atomic number greater than 56 and less than 80, in that the organic semiconducting compound has a molecular weight of 2000 g/mol or less, and in that said wetting agent is selected from methyl siloxanes, C 7 -C 14 alkanes, C 7 -C 14 alkenes, C 7 -C 14 alkynes, alcohols having 7 to 14 carbon atoms, fluoro ethers having 7 to 14 carbon atoms, fluoro esters having 7 to 14 carbon atoms and fluoro ketones having 7 to 14 carbon atoms.
A test system for testing a device-under-test, DUT, comprising: a transmitting and/or receiving device; and an antenna array which is connected to the transmitting and/or receiving device; wherein the antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements being grouped in at least two subgroups; wherein the antenna elements in at least one subgroup of the antenna array are configured to apply an amplitude and/or phase shift to a signal which is transmitted to the DUT or received from the DUT; characterised in that said amplitude and/or phase shift is provided by a weight generator of the test system; wherein the weight generator is configured to provide the amplitude and/or phase shift to the antenna elements of the at least one subgroup by means of an aggregated analog and digital weighting. a transmitting and/or receiving device; and an antenna array which is connected to the transmitting and/or receiving device; wherein the antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements being grouped in at least two subgroups; wherein the antenna elements in at least one subgroup of the antenna array are configured to apply an amplitude and/or phase shift to a signal which is transmitted to the DUT or received from the DUT; characterised in that said amplitude and/or phase shift is provided by a weight generator of the test system; wherein the weight generator is configured to provide the amplitude and/or phase shift to the antenna elements of the at least one subgroup by means of an aggregated analog and digital weighting.
An interlayer film for a laminated glass, comprising a first layer, and a second layer laminated on one face of the first layer, wherein the first layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin, contains a carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin, or contains both a polyvinyl acetal resin and a carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin, the first layer contains a plasticizer, the second layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin, contains a carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin, or contains both a polyvinyl acetal resin and a carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin, wherein each of the carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resins in the first layer and second layer have an ethylene structural unit having a hydroxy group, an ethylene structural unit having an acetal group, an ethylene structural unit having an acetyl group, and an ethylene structural unit modified with carboxylic acid and wherein the modification of the carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin is carried out with an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or an unsaturated tricarboxylic acid, the second layer contains a plasticizer, and when the first layer does not contain the carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin, the first layer contains a compound having a boron atom and the compound having a boron atom includes at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium metaborate, sodium tetraborate, potassium tetraborate, boric acid, and boric acid esters.
An adaptive emergency landing device for a flying object, especially for an unmanned aerial vehicle, containing an airbag with at least one pre-cut vent opening, an airbag inflation module containing at least one fan drive, gas discharge activation module, failure detection module, power source, and ground proximity detection module, the landing device containing a pyrotechnic charge together with a detonator placed on an airbag shell within the pre-cut vent opening, connected to a detonator module, characterized in that the adaptive emergency landing device contains mechanical stabilisers for the spatial orientation of the flying object located above the airbag, extending outwards from the flying object in the horizontal plane or at an angle to the horizontal plane during the emergency landing process, wherein the mechanical stabilizers are in the form of a rolled up roll, concertina fold or other form enabling compact folding and quick unfolding.
Building block for forming a wall construction, which building block includes insulating material, at least one longitudinal reinforcing element and vertical load-bearing walls extending from one longitudinal side (12, 13) of the building block and towards another longitudinal side (12, 13) of the building block, where the insulating material is provided with recesses for accommodating the load-bearing walls for holding them in position, wherein inner part of the insulating material and load-bearing walls are provided with recesses for accommodating the at least one longitudinal reinforcing element binding the load-bearing walls together in longitudinal direction of the building block for forming an inner core where the load-bearing walls, insulating material and the at least one reinforcing element together form the basic load-bearing in the building block, and wherein the building block includes at least one outer core formed by parts of the insulating material and the load-bearing walls outside the at least one reinforcing element, where the at least one outer core has supplementing and reinforcing properties for the inner core.
Method for determining a total fluid volume flow in the region of an implanted vascular support system, comprising the following steps: a) determining a reference temperature of the fluid, b) determining a motor temperature of an electric motor of the support system, c) determining the thermal power dissipation of the electric motor, d) ascertaining the total fluid volume flow by using the reference temperature, the motor temperature and the thermal power dissipation of the electric motor. a) determining a reference temperature of the fluid, b) determining a motor temperature of an electric motor of the support system, c) determining the thermal power dissipation of the electric motor, d) ascertaining the total fluid volume flow by using the reference temperature, the motor temperature and the thermal power dissipation of the electric motor.
Apparatus for precise processing of material of the eye, having - a pulsed laser, wherein the laser provides a laser beam having a pulse length between 50 fs and 1 ps, a pulse frequency of greater than 50 kHz and an energy of the individual laser pulses of 100 nJ to 10 μJ, and - beam devices for beam formation and/or beam guidance and/or beam deflection and/or beam focusing, - wherein the laser and the beam devices are configured such that they apply the laser beam in geometrically pre-determinable shapes and in timely pre-determinable progression into the material and generate cuts in the material of the eye by photo disruption, wherein the laser and the beam devices are configured to divide a part of the material into small fragments by means of the cuts and to enable the extraction of these fragments by means of a suction/rinsing device (133, 134). - a pulsed laser, wherein the laser provides a laser beam having a pulse length between 50 fs and 1 ps, a pulse frequency of greater than 50 kHz and an energy of the individual laser pulses of 100 nJ to 10 μJ, and - beam devices for beam formation and/or beam guidance and/or beam deflection and/or beam focusing, - wherein the laser and the beam devices are configured such that they apply the laser beam in geometrically pre-determinable shapes and in timely pre-determinable progression into the material and generate cuts in the material of the eye by photo disruption, wherein the laser and the beam devices are configured to divide a part of the material into small fragments by means of the cuts and to enable the extraction of these fragments by means of a suction/rinsing device (133, 134).
Method for the production of a medical, preferably dental, form body or part thereof comprising or containing a lithium silicate glass ceramic, in particular a bridge, crown, cap, inlay, onlay or veneer, wherein a preform body with a geometry that corresponds to the form body is produced from a glass melt of the following composition in percentage by weight: - SiO 2 52 - 70, - nucleating agent P 2 O 5 3 - 8, - Al 2 O 3 0.5 - 5, - Li 2 O 13 - 22, - K 2 O 0.5 - 8, - Na 2 O 0 - 0.5, - ZrO 2 4 - 16, - CeO 2 0.5 - 8, - Tb 4 O 7 0.5 - 6, - optionally an oxide or a number of oxides of an earth alkali metal or a number of earth alkali metals of the group magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium 0 - 10, - optionally an oxide or a number of oxides from the group boron oxide, tin oxide and zinc oxide 0 - 7, wherein the total sum is 100% by weight, and comprising or containing a lithium silicate glass ceramic, in said preform body a surface compressive stress is created by replacement of lithium ions with alkali ions of greater diameter, wherein after substitution of the ions the preform body is used as the form body containing a glass phase in the range 20-65% by volume. a preform body with a geometry that corresponds to the form body is produced from a glass melt of the following composition in percentage by weight: - SiO 2 52 - 70, - nucleating agent P 2 O 5 3 - 8, - Al 2 O 3 0.5 - 5, - Li 2 O 13 - 22, - K 2 O 0.5 - 8, - Na 2 O 0 - 0.5, - ZrO 2 4 - 16, - CeO 2 0.5 - 8, - Tb 4 O 7 0.5 - 6, - optionally an oxide or a number of oxides of an earth alkali metal or a number of earth alkali metals of the group magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium 0 - 10, - optionally an oxide or a number of oxides from the group boron oxide, tin oxide and zinc oxide 0 - 7, wherein the total sum is 100% by weight, and comprising or containing a lithium silicate glass ceramic, in said preform body a surface compressive stress is created by replacement of lithium ions with alkali ions of greater diameter, wherein after substitution of the ions the preform body is used as the form body containing a glass phase in the range 20-65% by volume.
A powder metallurgical moulding forming an interconnector or an end plate for an electrochemical cell, which moulding has a chromium content of at least 80% by weight, a plate-like basic shape and (a) flow field(s) (6, 28) formed on one or both of the main faces (4, 26) of the moulding, wherein the main face (4, 26) has in the region of the flow field(s) (6, 28) a structuring (5, 30) formed in the moulding with a plurality of knob- or ridge-like elevations (20, 32) and intermediate depressions (22, 34), characterized in that a ratio of the maximum diameter D max of the moulding, measured along the main face (4, 26), to a minimum thickness d min of a core region of the moulding which extends along the flow field(s) (6, 28) and is not affected by the structuring(s) (5, 30) is in the range 140 ≤ D max /d min ≤ 350.
A fluidic device for detecting an analyte in a sample, comprising: a sample collection unit; an assay assembly comprising at least one reaction site, said reaction site comprising a surface and immobilized thereon a reactant that forms a complex comprising the analyte; a first reagent chamber comprising an enzyme conjugate; a second reagent chamber comprising an enzyme substrate, wherein the enzyme substrate reacts with the enzyme conjugate to produce a luminescent signal; and fluidic channels that connect the reagent chambers with the at least one reaction site; characterized in that the fluidic device also comprises a quencher assembly comprising an absorbent material and the quenching agent 4-amino-1,1'-azobenzene-3, 4'-disulfonic acid which inhibits the luminescent reaction between the enzyme conjugate and the enzyme substrate; and a plurality of fluidic channels that connect the sample collection unit and the quencher assembly with the assay assembly. a sample collection unit; an assay assembly comprising at least one reaction site, said reaction site comprising a surface and immobilized thereon a reactant that forms a complex comprising the analyte; a first reagent chamber comprising an enzyme conjugate; a second reagent chamber comprising an enzyme substrate, wherein the enzyme substrate reacts with the enzyme conjugate to produce a luminescent signal; and fluidic channels that connect the reagent chambers with the at least one reaction site; at least one reaction site, said reaction site comprising a surface and immobilized thereon a reactant that forms a complex comprising the analyte; a first reagent chamber comprising an enzyme conjugate; a second reagent chamber comprising an enzyme substrate, wherein the enzyme substrate reacts with the enzyme conjugate to produce a luminescent signal; and fluidic channels that connect the reagent chambers with the at least one reaction site; characterized in that the fluidic device also comprises a quencher assembly comprising an absorbent material and the quenching agent 4-amino-1,1'-azobenzene-3, 4'-disulfonic acid which inhibits the luminescent reaction between the enzyme conjugate and the enzyme substrate; and a plurality of fluidic channels that connect the sample collection unit and the quencher assembly with the assay assembly.
An assembly for stabilising lumbar vertebrae (2, 3), comprising: a shock-absorbent posterior implant positionable, via the lateral route, at the lamina/spinous process junction of the two adjacent vertebrae (2, 3) being treated, without resection of the supra-spinous posterior ligament, said posterior implant having a height such that, when it is positioned, it allows the supra-spinous posterior ligament to be reset at anatomical tension; and at least one shock-absorbent inter-corporeal implant insertable between the vertebral plates of said two adjacent vertebrae (2, 3) via the same posterior/lateral route as that used during a dissectomy, said inter-corporeal implant having a height such that, when it is positioned, it allows the anatomical height of the intervertebral disc to be restored and the anterior common ligament to be reset at anatomical tension. a shock-absorbent posterior implant positionable, via the lateral route, at the lamina/spinous process junction of the two adjacent vertebrae (2, 3) being treated, without resection of the supra-spinous posterior ligament, said posterior implant having a height such that, when it is positioned, it allows the supra-spinous posterior ligament to be reset at anatomical tension; and at least one shock-absorbent inter-corporeal implant insertable between the vertebral plates of said two adjacent vertebrae (2, 3) via the same posterior/lateral route as that used during a dissectomy, said inter-corporeal implant having a height such that, when it is positioned, it allows the anatomical height of the intervertebral disc to be restored and the anterior common ligament to be reset at anatomical tension.
A method for determining an angle of arrival 'AoA' of one or more RF signals received from an emitter at an antenna array, comprising the steps, performed by a processor, of: receiving corresponding first, second and third components (224a-224c) of a first signal detected at first, second and third antenna elements (214a-214c) at a common time, the first and second antenna elements (214a, 214b) being fixedly spaced apart more closely to each other than to the third antenna element; determining one or more features of the first signal, including a first phase difference between corresponding phases of the first and second signal components (224a, 224b), a second phase difference between corresponding phases of the first and third signal components (224a, 224c), and a time difference of arrival 'TDOA' between the first and third signal components (224a, 224c) arriving at the first and third antenna elements (214a, 214c), the TDOA having a known measurement error range; performing a TDOA angle calculation using the TDOA to obtain a span of TDOA AoA possibilities centered at a solution to the TDOA angle calculation and bounded by the known TDOA measurement error range; and determining an unambiguous AoA estimate using the span of TDOA AoA possibilities and two ambiguous Phase Interferometry 'PI' estimates based on the first and second phase differences and having different ambiguity spacings. receiving corresponding first, second and third components (224a-224c) of a first signal detected at first, second and third antenna elements (214a-214c) at a common time, the first and second antenna elements (214a, 214b) being fixedly spaced apart more closely to each other than to the third antenna element; determining one or more features of the first signal, including a first phase difference between corresponding phases of the first and second signal components (224a, 224b), a second phase difference between corresponding phases of the first and third signal components (224a, 224c), and a time difference of arrival 'TDOA' between the first and third signal components (224a, 224c) arriving at the first and third antenna elements (214a, 214c), the TDOA having a known measurement error range; performing a TDOA angle calculation using the TDOA to obtain a span of TDOA AoA possibilities centered at a solution to the TDOA angle calculation and bounded by the known TDOA measurement error range; and determining an unambiguous AoA estimate using the span of TDOA AoA possibilities and two ambiguous Phase Interferometry 'PI' estimates based on the first and second phase differences and having different ambiguity spacings.
A valve comprising: a valve body having a first port and a second port; a poppet movable within the valve body, wherein the poppet comprises: (i) a first conical surface having a first angle and a second conical surface having a second angle, such that the first angle is greater than the second angle, (ii) an exterior cylindrical surface, and (iii) an annular groove; and a seal disposed in the annular groove of the poppet, wherein the poppet is movable between at least (i) a seated position in which the seal contacts an interior surface of the valve body to block fluid flow from the first port to the second port, and (ii) a partially-unseated position in which the poppet moves to form a flow area zone around the seal allowing fluid flow from the first port to the second port, wherein the exterior cylindrical surface of the poppet forms a diametrical clearance restriction with the interior surface of the valve body downstream from the flow area zone, wherein the first conical surface is configured to direct fluid toward the interior surface of the valve body, away from the seal, characterised in that the diametrical clearance restriction generates back-pressure around the seal to reduce velocity of fluid around the seal, wherein the interior surface of the valve body comprises an interior inclined surface, wherein the first conical surface of the poppet connects with the second conical surface at a seat contact line configured to contact the interior inclined surface of the valve body when the poppet is in the seated position to form a metal-to-metal seal. a valve body having a first port and a second port; a poppet movable within the valve body, wherein the poppet comprises: (i) a first conical surface having a first angle and a second conical surface having a second angle, such that the first angle is greater than the second angle, (ii) an exterior cylindrical surface, and (iii) an annular groove; and a seal disposed in the annular groove of the poppet, wherein the poppet is movable between at least (i) a seated position in which the seal contacts an interior surface of the valve body to block fluid flow from the first port to the second port, and (ii) a partially-unseated position in which the poppet moves to form a flow area zone around the seal allowing fluid flow from the first port to the second port, wherein the exterior cylindrical surface of the poppet forms a diametrical clearance restriction with the interior surface of the valve body downstream from the flow area zone, wherein the first conical surface is configured to direct fluid toward the interior surface of the valve body, away from the seal, characterised in that the diametrical clearance restriction generates back-pressure around the seal to reduce velocity of fluid around the seal, wherein the interior surface of the valve body comprises an interior inclined surface, wherein the first conical surface of the poppet connects with the second conical surface at a seat contact line configured to contact the interior inclined surface of the valve body when the poppet is in the seated position to form a metal-to-metal seal.