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An opposable for specimen processing, wherein the opposable is a structure capable of manipulating one or more substances to process a specimen on a slide, the opposable comprising: a body having a fluid-manipulating surface, the body being configured to form a fluid-carrying gap between a portion of a central region of the fluid-manipulating surface and a corresponding portion of a central region of a specimen-bearing surface of a slide proximate the body; a plurality of first gapping elements (1450, 1452) arranged along a first side portion of the fluid-manipulating surface, the first plurality of gapping elements (1450, 1452) being configured to contact the slide at a corresponding first side portion of the specimen-bearing surface; a plurality of second gapping elements (1450, 1452) arranged along a second side portion of the fluid-manipulating surface, the second plurality of gapping elements (1450, 1452) being configured to contact the slide at a corresponding second side portion of the specimen-bearing surface; characterised in that the opposable further comprises a plurality of cavities disposed within the body of the opposable, each cavity having at least one reagent chamber, wherein the at least one reagent chamber in each cavity comprises a first seal (23A, 23B) at a first end of the reagent chamber and a second seal at (23A, 23B) a second end of the reagent chamber, wherein the opposable further comprises a series of fluidic openings within the fluid-manipulating surface, each fluidic opening in communication with an interior compartment of a reagent chamber. a body having a fluid-manipulating surface, the body being configured to form a fluid-carrying gap between a portion of a central region of the fluid-manipulating surface and a corresponding portion of a central region of a specimen-bearing surface of a slide proximate the body; a plurality of first gapping elements (1450, 1452) arranged along a first side portion of the fluid-manipulating surface, the first plurality of gapping elements (1450, 1452) being configured to contact the slide at a corresponding first side portion of the specimen-bearing surface; a plurality of second gapping elements (1450, 1452) arranged along a second side portion of the fluid-manipulating surface, the second plurality of gapping elements (1450, 1452) being configured to contact the slide at a corresponding second side portion of the specimen-bearing surface; characterised in that the opposable further comprises a plurality of cavities disposed within the body of the opposable, each cavity having at least one reagent chamber, wherein the at least one reagent chamber in each cavity comprises a first seal (23A, 23B) at a first end of the reagent chamber and a second seal at (23A, 23B) a second end of the reagent chamber, wherein the opposable further comprises a series of fluidic openings within the fluid-manipulating surface, each fluidic opening in communication with an interior compartment of a reagent chamber.
A process for producing reduced glutathione by electroreduction of oxidized glutathione using a cathode cell and an anode cell separated from each other by a separating membrane, comprising using, as a solution in the cathode cell, an aqueous oxidized glutathione solution having a pH adjusted to 4.0 to 7.0 by adding a base, wherein the concentration of the aqueous oxidized glutathione solution is 200 g/L or more.
Dual fixation system for fixing prosthesis on dental implants that allows the prosthesis to be screwed or clipped, wherein said dual system includes: - a fixation screw having a seating cone; - a clip fixing device consisting of a convex ring in its upper part and a thread in its lower part - a cylinder having two different housings, ∘ one conical in its upper part to seat the seating cone of the fixation screw which is to be screwed from above, and ∘ the other in its lower part in the form of a concave ring where the convex ring of the clip fixing device will be housed and retained by friction-clip from below; - an intermediate abutment having an internal thread in which the thread of the clip fixing device or the fixation screw is to be placed, so that the space normally intended for the fixing screw can be taken up by the clip fixing device which is used instead of the fixation screw to retain a prosthesis by friction-clip. - a fixation screw having a seating cone; - a clip fixing device consisting of a convex ring in its upper part and a thread in its lower part - a cylinder having two different housings, ∘ one conical in its upper part to seat the seating cone of the fixation screw which is to be screwed from above, and ∘ the other in its lower part in the form of a concave ring where the convex ring of the clip fixing device will be housed and retained by friction-clip from below; ∘ one conical in its upper part to seat the seating cone of the fixation screw which is to be screwed from above, and ∘ the other in its lower part in the form of a concave ring where the convex ring of the clip fixing device will be housed and retained by friction-clip from below; - an intermediate abutment having an internal thread in which the thread of the clip fixing device or the fixation screw is to be placed, so that the space normally intended for the fixing screw can be taken up by the clip fixing device which is used instead of the fixation screw to retain a prosthesis by friction-clip.
A medical device system comprising: a rotational atherectomy device comprising an elongated flexible drive shaft and an abrasive section disposed at or near a distal end of the drive shaft, the drive shaft rotationally driven at a proximal end by an electric motor by application of torque to the drive shaft; a control unit operatively connected with the electric motor, the control unit comprising a memory, a processor comprising preprogrammed executable instructions and in operative connection with the memory, and a current sensor operationally connected with the memory, processor and/or motor and configured to sense the current generated by the electric motor; a display connected with the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to generate, in real time, at least one plot of the sensed current vs time, wherein the generated at least one plot of the sensed current vs time is displayed on the display in real time for a rotational atherectomy treatment pass comprising the abrasive section traversing a lesion, wherein a maximum motor current threshold and a maximum rate of change of current threshold are established and stored within the memory or processor; wherein if the sensed current exceeds both the maximum motor current threshold and the maximum rate of change current threshold at the same time, the processor is configured to execute instructions that detect an imminent stall of the abrasive section within the lesion. a rotational atherectomy device comprising an elongated flexible drive shaft and an abrasive section disposed at or near a distal end of the drive shaft, the drive shaft rotationally driven at a proximal end by an electric motor by application of torque to the drive shaft; a control unit operatively connected with the electric motor, the control unit comprising a memory, a processor comprising preprogrammed executable instructions and in operative connection with the memory, and a current sensor operationally connected with the memory, processor and/or motor and configured to sense the current generated by the electric motor; a display connected with the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to generate, in real time, at least one plot of the sensed current vs time, wherein the generated at least one plot of the sensed current vs time is displayed on the display in real time for a rotational atherectomy treatment pass comprising the abrasive section traversing a lesion, wherein a maximum motor current threshold and a maximum rate of change of current threshold are established and stored within the memory or processor; wherein if the sensed current exceeds both the maximum motor current threshold and the maximum rate of change current threshold at the same time, the processor is configured to execute instructions that detect an imminent stall of the abrasive section within the lesion.
Condensation device for an engine with water-containing lubricant, comprising - a first line through which the water vaporized by vaporization of the aqueous lubricant is discharged from the engine under its natural convection, and - a pressure-compensation device via which air can escape from the condensation device, characterized by - a second line different from and cooler than the first line, through which condensate can return to the engine. - a first line through which the water vaporized by vaporization of the aqueous lubricant is discharged from the engine under its natural convection, and - a pressure-compensation device via which air can escape from the condensation device, characterized by - a second line different from and cooler than the first line, through which condensate can return to the engine.
Equipment for the traceability of biological samples placed in embedding cassettes provided with identification information in the form of encoded data and intended to be stored next to one another in housings provided within baskets (20, 21, 22) of which the general shape is likely to vary from one basket to another, said equipment comprising: - at least one receptacle designed to accommodate at least one basket (20, 21, 22), - at least one apparatus for reading encoded data affixed to cassettes arranged in at least one basket (20, 21, 22) placed in the receptacle, said apparatus being delimited by a bottom, a peripheral wall and an upper wall and being provided with at least one access opening having at least one internal cavity shaped to accommodate the receptacle and equipped with means for reading encoded data, - means for computer processing data read by the reading means, and - means for identifying the shape of the basket(s) (20, 21, 22) placed in the receptacle, characterized in that the receptacle is subdivided into multiple compartments (10, 11, 12) of different shapes, each shaped to receive a basket (20, 21, 22) of a given shape, while the reading apparatus is equipped with detection means designed to be able to detect the presence or, if necessary, the absence of a basket (20, 21, 22) in at least one of said compartments (10, 11, 12) of said receptacle and to transmit the corresponding information to means for controlling the means for reading encoded data. - at least one receptacle designed to accommodate at least one basket (20, 21, 22), - at least one apparatus for reading encoded data affixed to cassettes arranged in at least one basket (20, 21, 22) placed in the receptacle, said apparatus being delimited by a bottom, a peripheral wall and an upper wall and being provided with at least one access opening having at least one internal cavity shaped to accommodate the receptacle and equipped with means for reading encoded data, - means for computer processing data read by the reading means, and - means for identifying the shape of the basket(s) (20, 21, 22) placed in the receptacle, characterized in that the receptacle is subdivided into multiple compartments (10, 11, 12) of different shapes, each shaped to receive a basket (20, 21, 22) of a given shape, while the reading apparatus is equipped with detection means designed to be able to detect the presence or, if necessary, the absence of a basket (20, 21, 22) in at least one of said compartments (10, 11, 12) of said receptacle and to transmit the corresponding information to means for controlling the means for reading encoded data.
A composition for use in a method of treating or relieving a tumor in a patient, characterized in that the tumor of the patient has been determined to have high expression of phosphoribosylaminoimidazole succinocarboxamide synthase / phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylase PAICS compared to normal tissue, wherein the composition comprises an active ingredient which is at least one selected from spermine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Engine generator comprising an engine and an alternator, housed inside a casing, as well as a cooling system based on a cooling fluid in turn cooled in a radiator in which the radiating surface is invested by an airflow conveyed by one or more fans (15, 15'), the flow of the cooling fluid being constant and the airflow being variable; said radiator being an electro radiator having one or more fans (15, 15') with variable speed, controlled by a system of sensors and solenoid valves, managed by a control and manage unit; wherein said electro radiator is positioned in a compartment totally compartmentalised and isolated by a separate compartment of the engine and of the alternator by means of a separating diaphragm, the only communication between the two compartments being due to the delivery pipes and the return pipes of said cooling fluid; said one or more fans (15, 15') is configured to be automatically raised for maintenance access to said electro radiator.
A concrete road pavement or prefabricated concrete roadway slab, comprising a lower supporting concrete layer and a top wear layer provided with an imprint and joined with it, wherein the wear layer is formed of a densely structured, fine-grained, cement-bonded mortar having a high compressive strength with few or no capillary pores, wherein the wear layer has tightly packed additives with a fine-grain fraction that is optimised with regard to the packing density, having a grain size ≤ 0.125 mm, wherein the wear layer comprises an aggregate of abrasion-resistant hard rock with a maximum grain size of 0.125 mm to 2 mm, preferably 0.25 to 1 mm, wherein the water/cement ratio of the mortar is < 0.35, preferably ≤ 0.25.
A medical instrument, comprising two instrument branches (2, 3) pivotally coupled to each other, each of the instrument branches (2, 3) having a proximal handling portion (4, 5) and a distal jaw portion (6, 7), the distal jaw portions (6, 7) forming an instrument mouth which is movable, by a pivotal movement of the instrument branches (2, 3), between a closed state, in which the jaw portions (6, 7) are moved inwardly toward each other, and an open state, in which the jaw portions (6, 7) are moved outwardly away from each other, wherein at least one of the instrument branches (2, 3) comprises a branch member and a jaw member, the branch member being elongated along a proximal/distal axis and having one of the proximal handling portions (4, 5) and a distal coupling portion, the jaw member forming one of the jaw portions (6, 7) and having a proximal complementary coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion and the complementary coupling portion form a releasable connection to exchangeably attach the jaw member to the branch member, wherein the coupling portion is a wedge-shaped protrusion and the complementary coupling portion is a complementary wedge-shaped recess, or vice versa, wherein the wedge-shaped protrusion comprises two wedge surfaces (14, 15) opposing each other along a medial/lateral axis, and wherein the opposing wedge surfaces (14, 15) are inclined in proximal direction toward each other by a first angle of inclination (α), characterized in that the opposing wedge surfaces (14, 15) are inclined inwardly toward each other by a second angle of inclination (β). two instrument branches (2, 3) pivotally coupled to each other, each of the instrument branches (2, 3) having a proximal handling portion (4, 5) and a distal jaw portion (6, 7), the distal jaw portions (6, 7) forming an instrument mouth which is movable, by a pivotal movement of the instrument branches (2, 3), between a closed state, in which the jaw portions (6, 7) are moved inwardly toward each other, and an open state, in which the jaw portions (6, 7) are moved outwardly away from each other, wherein at least one of the instrument branches (2, 3) comprises a branch member and a jaw member, the branch member being elongated along a proximal/distal axis and having one of the proximal handling portions (4, 5) and a distal coupling portion, the jaw member forming one of the jaw portions (6, 7) and having a proximal complementary coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion and the complementary coupling portion form a releasable connection to exchangeably attach the jaw member to the branch member, wherein the coupling portion is a wedge-shaped protrusion and the complementary coupling portion is a complementary wedge-shaped recess, or vice versa, wherein the wedge-shaped protrusion comprises two wedge surfaces (14, 15) opposing each other along a medial/lateral axis, and wherein the opposing wedge surfaces (14, 15) are inclined in proximal direction toward each other by a first angle of inclination (α), characterized in that the opposing wedge surfaces (14, 15) are inclined inwardly toward each other by a second angle of inclination (β).
A device for occluding a septal defect, wherein the device is configured to be constrained in a contracted state and to assume an expanded state when unconstrained, the occluding device comprising: a proximal portion; a distal portion which, in the expanded state, is ovaloid when viewed from a distal end of the device and defines a transverse outer diameter Dt along a major axis of the ovaloid and a conjugate outer diameter Dc along a minor axis of the ovaloid, Dt being greater than Dc; and a connecting portion extending between the proximal portion and the distal portion, wherein, in the expanded state, the distal portion defines (i) a central part traversed by the minor axis; and (ii) first and second outer parts (135, 140) extending from the central part and disposed at opposite ends of the major axis, wherein the central part defines a flat plane over the full length of the minor axis, and wherein each of the first and second outer parts extends distally out of the plane, and wherein the occluding device is configured to be received within a delivery device in a contracted state and is configured to self expand to the expanded state when deployed from the delivery device such that each of the proximal portion and the distal portion engages a corresponding septal wall surface and the connecting portion is disposed within the septal wall. a proximal portion; a distal portion which, in the expanded state, is ovaloid when viewed from a distal end of the device and defines a transverse outer diameter Dt along a major axis of the ovaloid and a conjugate outer diameter Dc along a minor axis of the ovaloid, Dt being greater than Dc; and a connecting portion extending between the proximal portion and the distal portion, wherein, in the expanded state, the distal portion defines (i) a central part traversed by the minor axis; and (ii) first and second outer parts (135, 140) extending from the central part and disposed at opposite ends of the major axis, wherein the central part defines a flat plane over the full length of the minor axis, and wherein each of the first and second outer parts extends distally out of the plane, and wherein the occluding device is configured to be received within a delivery device in a contracted state and is configured to self expand to the expanded state when deployed from the delivery device such that each of the proximal portion and the distal portion engages a corresponding septal wall surface and the connecting portion is disposed within the septal wall.
A device for connecting an electrical apparatus, installed on a moveable door leaf, to a circuit in the supporting frame of such door leaf, of the type comprising a first and a second electrical contact element which are mutually facing and proximate in the closed configuration of said door leaf, said first electrical contact element being installed on said door leaf and is being connected to said electrical apparatus and said second electrical contact element being installed on said frame, said first electrical contact element comprising a guide assembly for a moveable block which is provided with respective protrusions made of electrically conducting material which are connected to said apparatus, said second electrical contact element comprising a main body and specific electrical contact surfaces which are connected to said circuit, at least one portion of said block and of said main body being made of a material chosen between either ferromagnetic or magnetic, in the closed configuration of said door leaf said body and said block being subjected to mutual magnetic attraction with consequent translation of said block toward said second electrical contact element with consequent abutment of said protrusions on said contact surfaces and connection of said electrical apparatus to said circuit of said frame, said block and said main body comprising respective recesses (16, 17) accommodating corresponding permanent magnets (18, 19), and interposed between said electrical contact surfaces there being provided a conductor wire which is interrupted by a component adapted to condition electrical parameters such as voltage, current, frequency, power factor and the like, such component being preferably chosen from among a condenser, a transistor, a microprocessor, a diode, a thyristor and the like.
A mounting bracket for connecting with a structural element on which a technical object is to be mounted by means of the bracket, the bracket comprising a slot, a first and a second wall surfaces (2, 3) on its inner side, wherein in the middle of each surface there is at least one hole (4, 5), in which there are elements fixing the position of the bracket relative to the structural element, wherein the bases of the wall surfaces are located at the inlet of the bracket, while a generatrix of the first wall surface and a generatrix of the second wall surface lie on lines intersecting at an angle α, when the mentioned geneatrices are taken along a vertical plane dividing the bracket in half, and in the wall of the bracket, characterised in that the inner surface of the side walls of the bracket consists of two differently shaped surfaces (2, 3), wherein the first wall surface has a shape of a semicylindrical lateral surface, and the second wall surface, located on the opposite side of the first wall surface, is shaped as the lateral surface of a truncated semi-cone, and in that on both sides of the holes (4, 5) on the first wall surface and the second wall surface of the bracket there are protrusions (40, 50) extending along tangents to the wall surface of the bracket slot.
Method of processing dusts containing phosphorus oxides, in which the dusts and primary oxygen are introduced into a mixing chamber, the dusts are deagglomerated by the action of shear forces and mixed with the primary oxygen in order to obtain a dust-oxygen mixture, the dust-oxygen mixture is discharged via an annular restrictor gap from the mixing chamber into an expansion chamber which has a pressure lower than that of the mixing chamber and from which the dust-oxygen mixture is ejected into a combustion chamber, in which the mixture is melted to obtain melt droplets under the addition of secondary oxygen, the melt droplets agglomerating and the melt being collected in a melt container.