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Apparatus for delivering a self-expanding stent (34, 122) from a first body lumen, through adjacent luminal walls, to a second body lumen, said apparatus comprising: a handle (12, 104) having a distal end, a proximal end, and a coupling member at the distal end which can be removably secured to an endoscope; a catheter (26, 102) adapted to form an initial penetration in the first body lumen and second body lumen operatively coupled to the handle (12, 104) and including a shaft (28, 106), a self-expanding stent (34, 122) carried on the shaft (28, 106), and a sheath (27, 120) coaxially received over the shaft (28, 106) and radially constraining the stent (34, 122) on the shaft (28, 106), the self-expanding stent (34, 122) which expands from a constrained tubular configuration to an unconstrained configuration with distal (42, 124) and proximal (44, 122) flanges for engaging the luminal walls; a catheter slide actuator (15, 18) on the handle (12, 104) and coupled to the catheter (26, 102) to advance and retract said catheter (26, 102) as a whole relative to the endoscope; and a collar on the handle (12, 104) and coupled to the catheter (26, 102) to advance and retract the sheath (27, 120) over the shaft (28, 106) and stent (34, 122) while the shaft (28, 106) remains stationary relative to the handle (12, 104) in order to release the self-expanding stent (34, 122) characterized in that each of the flanges is formed by shortening the tubular configuration and thereby forming in the unconstrained configuration an outer wall and an inner wall joined by a fold, the inner wall being adapted for contacting a luminal wall. a handle (12, 104) having a distal end, a proximal end, and a coupling member at the distal end which can be removably secured to an endoscope; a catheter (26, 102) adapted to form an initial penetration in the first body lumen and second body lumen operatively coupled to the handle (12, 104) and including a shaft (28, 106), a self-expanding stent (34, 122) carried on the shaft (28, 106), and a sheath (27, 120) coaxially received over the shaft (28, 106) and radially constraining the stent (34, 122) on the shaft (28, 106), the self-expanding stent (34, 122) which expands from a constrained tubular configuration to an unconstrained configuration with distal (42, 124) and proximal (44, 122) flanges for engaging the luminal walls; a catheter slide actuator (15, 18) on the handle (12, 104) and coupled to the catheter (26, 102) to advance and retract said catheter (26, 102) as a whole relative to the endoscope; and a collar on the handle (12, 104) and coupled to the catheter (26, 102) to advance and retract the sheath (27, 120) over the shaft (28, 106) and stent (34, 122) while the shaft (28, 106) remains stationary relative to the handle (12, 104) in order to release the self-expanding stent (34, 122) characterized in that each of the flanges is formed by shortening the tubular configuration and thereby forming in the unconstrained configuration an outer wall and an inner wall joined by a fold, the inner wall being adapted for contacting a luminal wall.
A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising: an anvil half-section including a distal anvil portion and a proximal handle portion; a cartridge receiving half-section defining an elongated channel member, the elongated channel member having a distal portion dimensioned to releasably receive a single use loading unit and a proximal portion configured to support a firing assembly, a clamping lever secured to the cartridge receiving half-section, the clamping lever having a proximal portion and a distal portion and including a handle portion; and a firing assembly configured to be releasably supported within the proximal portion of the cartridge receiving half-section and including a stationary housing, a firing lever, a cam bar fixedly secured to the firing lever; the clamping lever being operably associated with the anvil half-section and the cartridge receiving half-section and being movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position to releasably secure the anvil portion of the anvil half-section in close approximation with the single use loading unit, characterized in that the handle portion of the clamping lever supports an engagement member, the firing assembly further includes a pivotal locking member including a latch portion, wherein, when the clamping lever is in the clamped position, the engagement member of the clamping lever releasably engages the latch portion of the locking member to releasably retain the clamping lever in the clamped position. an anvil half-section including a distal anvil portion and a proximal handle portion; a cartridge receiving half-section defining an elongated channel member, the elongated channel member having a distal portion dimensioned to releasably receive a single use loading unit and a proximal portion configured to support a firing assembly, a clamping lever secured to the cartridge receiving half-section, the clamping lever having a proximal portion and a distal portion and including a handle portion; and a firing assembly configured to be releasably supported within the proximal portion of the cartridge receiving half-section and including a stationary housing, a firing lever, a cam bar fixedly secured to the firing lever;
An additive for a hydraulic binder, the additive comprising a preblend of a powdered polyurethane flexible foam and a water redispersible polymer powder, said water redispersible polymer powder comprising a water insoluble film-forming polymer, the amount of the powdered polyurethane flexible foam being from 10% by weight to 80% by weight, based upon the total weight of the powdered polyurethane flexible foam and the water redispersible polymer powder, wherein the powdered polyurethane flexible foam has an average particle size of from 5 microns to 500 microns.
A plastic fabric composite for a plastic fabric composite bag, comprising a strip fabric, an outer film, a plastic intermediate layer disposed between the outer film and the strip fabric, and a line of weakness in a form of a punching line (1, 1'), characterized in that the strip fabric is completely severed along the punching line (1, 1'), the punching line (1, 1') ends in the intermediate layer and the outer film is undamaged on the punching line (1, 1').
A vertical cavity surface emitting laser, VCSEL, comprising: an active region; an isolation region comprising a blocking region having an implanted material, the isolation region having at least one conductive channel, the blocking region having a first thickness; wherein the at least one conductive channel has a top surface, a side surface, and a bottom surface that is continuous with the bottom surface of the blocking region, and the at least one conductive channel has a second thickness that is larger than the first thickness; and a first non-planarized semiconductor layer over and in contact with: a top surface of the blocking region, each top surface of the at least one conductive channel; and each side surface of the at least one conductive channel. an active region; an isolation region comprising a blocking region having an implanted material, the isolation region having at least one conductive channel, the blocking region having a first thickness; wherein the at least one conductive channel has a top surface, a side surface, and a bottom surface that is continuous with the bottom surface of the blocking region, and the at least one conductive channel has a second thickness that is larger than the first thickness; and the at least one conductive channel has a top surface, a side surface, and a bottom surface that is continuous with the bottom surface of the blocking region, and the at least one conductive channel has a second thickness that is larger than the first thickness; and a first non-planarized semiconductor layer over and in contact with: a top surface of the blocking region, each top surface of the at least one conductive channel; and each side surface of the at least one conductive channel. a top surface of the blocking region, each top surface of the at least one conductive channel; and each side surface of the at least one conductive channel.
A method for upgrading from half-duplex communication mode, the method comprising: during a communication session in half-duplex communication mode, receiving input from a user in the communication session indicating a desire to upgrade at least a portion of the communication session to full-duplex communication mode; and according to the input, if there are sufficient resources available, upgrading the at least a portion of the communication session to full-duplex communication mode, and if sufficient resources are not available, providing an option of reserving resources when they become available for upgrading the remaining of the at least a portion of the communication session to full-duplex communication mode. during a communication session in half-duplex communication mode, receiving input from a user in the communication session indicating a desire to upgrade at least a portion of the communication session to full-duplex communication mode; and according to the input, if there are sufficient resources available, upgrading the at least a portion of the communication session to full-duplex communication mode, and if sufficient resources are not available, providing an option of reserving resources when they become available for upgrading the remaining of the at least a portion of the communication session to full-duplex communication mode.
A device for linearly moving a patient support surface, having a stationary column head unit, a linearly movable support surface unit with respect to the column head unit, at which support surface unit the patient support surface is mountable, and having at least one hydraulic cylinder to move the support surface unit relative to the column head unit, characterized in that at least a first gear rack is affixed at the column head unit, that at least a second gear rack is affixed to the support surface unit, that a gear arrangement is arranged at the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder, and that the gear arrangement engages with the first gear rack and the second gear rack in such way that the gear arrangement, upon actuation of the hydraulic cylinder, unwinds both on the first gear rack and the second gear rack.
A fluid valve and fluid connection system with a housing with a receiving chamber with a first internal connection element and with a first external connection element, with a first movable valve element arranged in the receiving chamber and with an actuating element which has a fluid communication system with a second internal connection element and with a second external connection element, wherein the first internal connection element cooperates with the second internal connection element and the valve element in order to establish or to block a fluid connection between the first and the second external connection element (5, 20), wherein the receiving chamber is arranged in the housing, wherein the first internal connection element and the first external connection element protrude from a respective wall of the housing in an axial direction, wherein the first internal connection element and the first external connection element can be connected to one another via the receiving chamber, wherein by shifting the actuating element the valve element is actuated in order to establish a fluid connection between the first external connection element and the second external connection element, wherein the actuating element can be moved relative to the housing and can adopt a first position, in which the fluid connection between the first and the second external connection element (5, 20) is blocked, and can adopt a second position, in which the fluid connection between the first and the second external connection element (5, 20) is established, wherein the actuating element has means (21, 22) that cooperate with means of the housing in order to define the first and the second position, wherein the means of the actuating element have at least one arm, which has at least one radially inwardly oriented protrusion, and wherein the means of the housing are grooves formed in a housing wall, and a blocking element is provided, which when in a first position prevents the actuating element from adopting the second position and which when in a second position allows the actuating element to adopt the second position.
Electromagnet assembly suitable for secondary ion mass spectrometer comprising a) one yoke; b) two pole pieces (122; 124); said pole pieces (122; 124) being comprised in a vacuum chamber and being separated from each other by a pole piece gap defining a passage for the charged particles to be deflected, such as ions; said yoke bridging said two pole pieces (122; 124), thus defining a magnetic circuit; c) one electrical circuit for generating a magnetic flux in said magnetic circuit; characterized in that said two pole pieces (122; 124) are electrically insulated from said electrical circuit, from said yoke and from said vacuum chamber by a first common planar electrical insulating means. a) one yoke; b) two pole pieces (122; 124); said pole pieces (122; 124) being comprised in a vacuum chamber and being separated from each other by a pole piece gap defining a passage for the charged particles to be deflected, such as ions; said yoke bridging said two pole pieces (122; 124), thus defining a magnetic circuit; said pole pieces (122; 124) being comprised in a vacuum chamber and being separated from each other by a pole piece gap defining a passage for the charged particles to be deflected, such as ions; said yoke bridging said two pole pieces (122; 124), thus defining a magnetic circuit; c) one electrical circuit for generating a magnetic flux in said magnetic circuit;
A computer-implemented method for controlling access of a terminal to an attribute stored in an ID token, wherein the ID token is associated with a user, wherein the method comprises receipt of an identification of the terminal by the ID token and checking by the ID token if a session identification validly associated with the identification of the terminal is stored in the ID token, wherein, if a session identification validly associated with the identification of the terminal is stored in the ID token, the ID token transmits the session identification to the terminal and grants the terminal access to the attribute, wherein a further subsequent communication with access to the attribute is carried out in an encrypted manner using a session-specific session key, wherein the session-specific session key is stored in the ID token in a manner associated with the session identification or the identification of the terminal, wherein, if no session identification validly associated with the identification of the terminal is stored in the ID token, the method comprises the following steps: - authenticating the terminal by the ID token and authenticating the ID token to the terminal, wherein, following successful authentications, the terminal is granted access to the attribute, - deriving a session-specific session key, wherein a further subsequent communication with access to the attribute is carried out in an encrypted manner using a session-specific session key, - deriving a session identification, - storing, in the ID token, the identification of the terminal associated with the session identification, - storing, in the ID token, the session-specific session key associated with the identification of the terminal, wherein, if a session identification validly associated with the identification of the terminal is stored in the ID token, a salt is generated by the ID token and a hash value is generated from the identification of the terminal, the salt, and the session identification, wherein the session identification is transmitted from the ID token to the terminal in the form of a transmission of the hash value together with the salt. - authenticating the terminal by the ID token and authenticating the ID token to the terminal, wherein, following successful authentications, the terminal is granted access to the attribute, - deriving a session-specific session key, wherein a further subsequent communication with access to the attribute is carried out in an encrypted manner using a session-specific session key, - deriving a session identification, - storing, in the ID token, the identification of the terminal associated with the session identification, - storing, in the ID token, the session-specific session key associated with the identification of the terminal,
Non-agglomerating bioconjugates of human amylin and polyethylene glycol, wherein said bioconjugate contains at least one polyethylene glycol unit covalently bonded to the nitrogen atom forming the alpha and/or epsilon moieties (lateral chain) of the lysine 1 residue of the amylin polypetidic chain; wherein, the non-agglomerating bioconjugates of human amylin compounds and polyethylene glycol, has the formula I (R1-COX)m-R2 where R1 represents methoxypolyethylene glycol (mPEG) moiety and functional spacers with various average molar masses, R2 represents human amylin, X represents NH or O, m represents the number of units of the mPEG polymer conjugated to human amylin obtained from the conjugation of mPEG- succinimidyl with human amylin, through an amide or ester bond by reaction of primary amine or hydroxyl functional moieties; or compounds of formula II (R1X)m-R2 where R1 represents methoxypolyethylene glycol (mPEG) moiety and functional spacers with various average molar masses, R2 represents human amylin, X represents NH or O, m represents the number of units of the mPEG polymer conjugated to human amylin obtained from the conjugation of mPEG- aldehyde with human amylin. where R1 represents methoxypolyethylene glycol (mPEG) moiety and functional spacers with various average molar masses, R2 represents human amylin, X represents NH or O, m represents the number of units of the mPEG polymer conjugated to human amylin obtained from the conjugation of mPEG- succinimidyl with human amylin, through an amide or ester bond by reaction of primary amine or hydroxyl functional moieties; R1 represents methoxypolyethylene glycol (mPEG) moiety and functional spacers with various average molar masses, R2 represents human amylin, X represents NH or O, m represents the number of units of the mPEG polymer conjugated to human amylin obtained from the conjugation of mPEG- aldehyde with human amylin.
A stent apparatus comprising: a tubular cartridge expandable and contractible in radial direction, the expansion of which in axial direction orthogonal to the radial direction being restricted; and a stent formed of a biodegradable polymer as a tubular shape, shape memorized to an expanded size larger than an inner diameter of a target blood vessel in which the stent is to be implanted, and mounted to the tubular cartridge in contracted state; characterized in that a stent covering member formed of a biodegradable polymer is present having elasticity as a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter to keep the stent in contracted state by holding an outer surface of the stent and, when the stent is expanded to the shape memorized shape, plastically deformed to release the holding of the stent, wherein the stent is expanded together with the stent covering member along with expansion of the tubular cartridge in radial direction and released together with the stent covering member from the tubular cartridge by contraction of the tubular cartridge in radial direction. a tubular cartridge expandable and contractible in radial direction, the expansion of which in axial direction orthogonal to the radial direction being restricted; and a stent formed of a biodegradable polymer as a tubular shape, shape memorized to an expanded size larger than an inner diameter of a target blood vessel in which the stent is to be implanted, and mounted to the tubular cartridge in contracted state; a stent covering member formed of a biodegradable polymer is present having elasticity as a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter to keep the stent in contracted state by holding an outer surface of the stent and, when the stent is expanded to the shape memorized shape, plastically deformed to release the holding of the stent, wherein
A method for manufacturing a composite profile from extrudable plastic materials, in which initially a first profile is extruded and subsequently cooled in a calibration means until reaching a dimensionally stable state, subsequently at least one second profile is extrusion coated in an extrusion coating zone (3, 18, 19), wherein a treatment of the first profile is effected by a mechanical pretreatment in a pretreatment zone (4, 14, 15), wherein the same is located before the extrusion coating zone (3, 18, 19) in extrusion direction, wherein the first profile receives a profiling in the pretreatment zone (4, 14, 15) by at least one forming tool in a mechanical separation method and/or by a comb attached on the outlet side and/or in a shaping method, wherein the pretreatment is carried out under heating by heating the surface of the first profile, characterized in that the forming tool is tempered above the softening temperature of the material of the first profile.
A seal for a gas turbine engine comprising: a seal body having a central body portion extending between a first end and a second end; a wrap extending between first and second wrap ends, that respectively extend at least partially around the first and second ends of the seal body such that the wrap makes contact with the central body portion and wraps around the first and second ends of the seal body; characterised in that: the wrap includes a first surface and an opposite second surface, wherein the first surface wraps around the first and second seal ends such that the first surface of the wrap is in direct abutting engagement with surfaces of the first and second ends of the seal body, and the central body portion comprises a generally linear portion and the first and second ends of the seal body comprise enlarged bulbous end portions. a seal body having a central body portion extending between a first end and a second end; a wrap extending between first and second wrap ends, that respectively extend at least partially around the first and second ends of the seal body such that the wrap makes contact with the central body portion and wraps around the first and second ends of the seal body; characterised in that: the wrap includes a first surface and an opposite second surface, wherein the first surface wraps around the first and second seal ends such that the first surface of the wrap is in direct abutting engagement with surfaces of the first and second ends of the seal body, and the central body portion comprises a generally linear portion and the first and second ends of the seal body comprise enlarged bulbous end portions.
A computer graphics system for mipmap based texture mapping, comprising: a graphics processing unit having a pixel shader (103 G) and a texture unit; wherein the pixel shader is configured to receive or generate one or more sets of texture coordinates per pixel sample location and wherein the pixel shader and texture unit between them are configured to calculate texture space gradient values for one or more primitives, and generate and apply per-pixel gradient scale factors configured to modify the gradient values to smoothly transition them between regions of a display device having different pixel resolutions. a graphics processing unit having a pixel shader (103 G) and a texture unit; wherein the pixel shader is configured to receive or generate one or more sets of texture coordinates per pixel sample location and wherein the pixel shader and texture unit between them are configured to calculate texture space gradient values for one or more primitives, and generate and apply per-pixel gradient scale factors configured to modify the gradient values to smoothly transition them between regions of a display device having different pixel resolutions.