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A surgical instrument, comprising: a cutting assembly configured to resect material at a site within a subject, the cutting assembly extending from a first proximal end to a first distal end, the cutting assembly comprising an outer cannula and an inner cannula disposed within the outer cannula, the outer cannula defining a cutting window; a flexible outer tubing extending from a proximal tubing end to a distal tubing end, the distal tubing end coupled to the outer cannula, the flexible outer tubing configured to receive a torque at the proximal tubing end and transmit the torque to the outer cannula to rotate the outer cannula, the flexible outer tubing including a plurality of first wires and a plurality of second wires oriented at an angle relative to the plurality of first wires, the plurality of first wires and plurality of second wires each including more than eight wires and less than twenty four wires, wherein a number of the plurality of first wires and a number of the plurality of second wires are each selected such that a percentage difference between a rate of rotation associated with the torque received at the proximal tubing end and a rate of rotation of the cutting window based on the torque transmitted to the outer cannula is less than a threshold difference, wherein the threshold difference is less than or equal to ten percent; and a flexible torque component coupled to a third proximal end of the inner cannula and configured to rotate the inner cannula relative to the outer cannula. a cutting assembly configured to resect material at a site within a subject, the cutting assembly extending from a first proximal end to a first distal end, the cutting assembly comprising an outer cannula and an inner cannula disposed within the outer cannula, the outer cannula defining a cutting window; a flexible outer tubing extending from a proximal tubing end to a distal tubing end, the distal tubing end coupled to the outer cannula, the flexible outer tubing configured to receive a torque at the proximal tubing end and transmit the torque to the outer cannula to rotate the outer cannula, the flexible outer tubing including a plurality of first wires and a plurality of second wires oriented at an angle relative to the plurality of first wires, the plurality of first wires and plurality of second wires each including more than eight wires and less than twenty four wires, wherein a number of the plurality of first wires and a number of the plurality of second wires are each selected such that a percentage difference between a rate of rotation associated with the torque received at the proximal tubing end and a rate of rotation of the cutting window based on the torque transmitted to the outer cannula is less than a threshold difference, wherein the threshold difference is less than or equal to ten percent; and a flexible torque component coupled to a third proximal end of the inner cannula and configured to rotate the inner cannula relative to the outer cannula.
Medical waste treatment device for health-care facility including a frame, a waste disposal device and a control system; wherein the waste disposal device comprises three or more waste disposal boxes (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) which are arranged in a row; a feeding conveyor belt which is disposed from one side of the waste disposal boxes (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and extend above each of the waste disposal boxes; the feeding conveyor belt being driven by a motor; each of the waste disposal boxes being provided with a waste label identification component, a pushing component which is configured to push waste container falling down into the waste disposal box, and a sealing component; a feeding access which is opened on the top of each of the waste disposal boxes (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and a discharge access which is opened on the bottom of each of the waste disposal boxes (7, 8, 9, 10, 11); a feeding access control system which is provided at each of the feeding access and a discharge access control system which is provided at each of the discharge access; a branch conveyor belt which is disposed below the discharge access of the waste disposal boxes (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and a major conveyor belt which is disposed adjacent to the branch conveyor belts; the control terminal of the motor, the waste label identification component, the pushing component, the sealing component, the feeding access control system and the discharge access control system being coupled with the central controller of the control system; wherein the waste disposal boxes are high-temperature high-pressure shredding and resolving waste disposal boxes, wherein a high-temperature high-pressure steam treatment component and a shredder are arranged within the waste disposal boxes, a vent pipe is arranged on each of the waste disposal boxes and all the vent pipes of the waste boxes are communicated with the major discharge pipe; wherein a pressure sensor is arranged on each of the branch conveyor belts, the outputs of the pressure sensors are coupled with the central controller of the control system; the waste disposal boxes (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) including a first waste disposal box configured to contain waste made of textile, paper or plastic material, a second waste disposal box configured to contain waste made of glass, a third waste disposal box configured to contain waste made of metal and a forth waste disposal box configured to contain pathological waste, pharmaceutical waste and chemical waste.
Equipment for the semi-continuous direct chill casting of sheet ingot or slabs of different dimensions, including a mould frame with a pair of facing long side walls and a pair of facing short end walls, the walls defining an upwardly open inlet for the supply of metal and a downwardly facing outlet provided with a starter block on a movable support which prior to each casting closes the opening and including means for changing the mould dimensions where at least one end wall can be displaced to enable casting of ingots with different sizes, the equipment further including means for indirect and direct cooling of the metal during casting, characterised in that the starter block includes short end and long end walls wherein at least one short end wall is movably provided in relation to the mould and is provided within the long end walls and thereby may be adjusted to the desired ingot mould dimension prior to casting.
A beverage preparation machine comprising: - a base having a fluid circuit for conditioning and delivering a fluid via a base outlet, said fluid circuit being coupled to a fluid source and controlled by a control unit and comprising a pump; and, - at least one module having a module inlet cooperating with the base outlet, said module having a unit for housing an ingredient to be mixed with such fluid; wherein the pump is a membrane pump, the control unit being configured to control the flow and the pressure of the liquid delivered by the membrane pump to the module, during the preparation of a beverage, according to a command selected from a plurality of commands suitable for different types of ingredients and/or for different preparation processes of a given ingredient characterised in that the base has a base data interface, and wherein the module is a removable module having a module data interface disconnectably connectable to the base outlet and the base data interface, respectively. - a base having a fluid circuit for conditioning and delivering a fluid via a base outlet, said fluid circuit being coupled to a fluid source and controlled by a control unit and comprising a pump; and, - at least one module having a module inlet cooperating with the base outlet, said module having a unit for housing an ingredient to be mixed with such fluid;
Universal shaft with a generator for generating electricity, characterized in that said generator is driven by a tangential acceleration acting upon the universal shaft due to a cardan error when the universal shaft rotates at a constant rotational speed.
A terminal authentication method, comprising: sending, by a terminal, a Hypertext Transfer Protocol, HTTP, traffic request to an access device, wherein the HTTP traffic request is a traffic request initiated by using a first application in the terminal; receiving, by the terminal, an HTTP traffic response sent by the access device, wherein the HTTP traffic response is sent by the access device after the access device determines that the terminal is an unauthorized terminal, and the HTTP traffic response comprises a JavaScript tag; and if the terminal obtains an address of a portal server based on the JavaScript tag by using the first application, performing, by the terminal, authorization and authentication on the terminal based on the address of the portal server, wherein the JavaScript tag comprises an address of a management server; and the terminal obtains an address of a portal server based on the JavaScript tag by using the first application comprises: obtaining, by the terminal, the address of the management server from the JavaScript tag by using the first application, and executing an Asynchronous JavaScript And XML, Ajax, script based on the address of the management server by using the first application, to obtain, from the management server, an address of a least loaded portal server in portal servers managed by the management server. sending, by a terminal, a Hypertext Transfer Protocol, HTTP, traffic request to an access device, wherein the HTTP traffic request is a traffic request initiated by using a first application in the terminal; receiving, by the terminal, an HTTP traffic response sent by the access device, wherein the HTTP traffic response is sent by the access device after the access device determines that the terminal is an unauthorized terminal, and the HTTP traffic response comprises a JavaScript tag; and if the terminal obtains an address of a portal server based on the JavaScript tag by using the first application, performing, by the terminal, authorization and authentication on the terminal based on the address of the portal server, wherein the JavaScript tag comprises an address of a management server; and the terminal obtains an address of a portal server based on the JavaScript tag by using the first application comprises: obtaining, by the terminal, the address of the management server from the JavaScript tag by using the first application, and executing an Asynchronous JavaScript And XML, Ajax, script based on the address of the management server by using the first application, to obtain, from the management server, an address of a least loaded portal server in portal servers managed by the management server.
Hollow wall box with contact elements (40, 45) associated with the hollow wall box for installation in a wall recess of a hollow wall, a box interior being delimited by a box wall, the box wall having first wall sections (11.1) and second wall sections (11.2) running along the circumferential direction of the hollow wall box, one or more outwardly directed contact sections (20, 25) with contact surfaces (21, 26) being arranged on a second wall section (11.2) along the circumferential direction of the hollow wall box, the contact elements (40, 45) each having a curved outer surface (40.1, 45.1) and, arranged opposite the outer surface (40.1, 45.1), an abutment surface (41, 46) for abutment against a contact section (20, 25) on the box wall of the hollow wall box, and one or more first connecting elements being arranged in each case in the region of the contact sections (20, 25) of the hollow wall box, wherein one or more second connecting elements are arranged in each case on the abutment surfaces (41, 46) of the contact elements (40, 45), wherein the connecting elements are designed to connect the contact elements (40, 45) releasably to the hollow wall box, characterised in that two or more contact elements (40, 45) connected to one another in one piece to form a contact assembly can be fastened as a contact assembly to the hollow wall box by means of the connecting elements, and in that at least one predetermined breaking point is arranged in each case between the contact elements (40, 45) of a contact assembly. wherein one or more second connecting elements are arranged in each case on the abutment surfaces (41, 46) of the contact elements (40, 45), wherein the connecting elements are designed to connect the contact elements (40, 45) releasably to the hollow wall box, characterised in that two or more contact elements (40, 45) connected to one another in one piece to form a contact assembly can be fastened as a contact assembly to the hollow wall box by means of the connecting elements, and in that at least one predetermined breaking point is arranged in each case between the contact elements (40, 45) of a contact assembly.
Method for determining the binding constant of a high affinity compound of interest to proteins comprising the following steps: a) adding the high affinity compound to a two-chamber system, wherein the two chambers are separated by a semipermeable membrane, which is permeable for the compound of interest, and determining the amount of the high affinity compound of interest in one of the chambers after the distribution equilibrium has been reached, b) adding a complexing agent as a sink compound to one of the chambers whereby the sink compound is a substance which significantly lowers the affinity of the compound of interest to an unspecific protein, said unspecific protein binds to a broad range of compounds, and the sink compound cannot permeate the membrane, and determining the distribution coefficient of the compound of interest to the sink compound after the distribution equilibrium has been reached, c) adding a plasma protein as an unspecific protein to the other chamber, whereby the plasma protein cannot permeate the membrane, and determining the distribution coefficient of the compound of interest to the plasma protein in presence of a sink compound after the distribution equilibrium has been reached, and d) determining the binding constant of the high affinity compound of interest with the distribution coefficient of steps b) and c), and wherein the high affinity compound of interest refers to a compound of which under physiological conditions and in the presence of a surplus of plasma protein at least 95% of the total amount is bound to said plasma protein. a) adding the high affinity compound to a two-chamber system, wherein the two chambers are separated by a semipermeable membrane, which is permeable for the compound of interest, and determining the amount of the high affinity compound of interest in one of the chambers after the distribution equilibrium has been reached, b) adding a complexing agent as a sink compound to one of the chambers whereby the sink compound is a substance which significantly lowers the affinity of the compound of interest to an unspecific protein, said unspecific protein binds to a broad range of compounds, and the sink compound cannot permeate the membrane, and determining the distribution coefficient of the compound of interest to the sink compound after the distribution equilibrium has been reached, c) adding a plasma protein as an unspecific protein to the other chamber, whereby the plasma protein cannot permeate the membrane, and determining the distribution coefficient of the compound of interest to the plasma protein in presence of a sink compound after the distribution equilibrium has been reached, and d) determining the binding constant of the high affinity compound of interest with the distribution coefficient of steps b) and c), and wherein the high affinity compound of interest refers to a compound of which under physiological conditions and in the presence of a surplus of plasma protein at least 95% of the total amount is bound to said plasma protein.
Housing for a starter switch of a motor vehicle, comprising: a fixing portion for accommodating an actuating element for the starter switch within the housing, wherein the fixing portion comprises a guide opening for the actuating element, a connecting portion for receiving a connecting element, to which the actuating element can be attached, within the housing, wherein the connecting portion comprises a mounting opening for the connecting element, and an adapter portion for accommodating the starter switch inside the housing, wherein the adapter portion has a receiving opening which is connected via the mounting opening in the connecting portion in alignment with the guide opening in the fixing portion, so that the connecting element can be inserted through the guide opening and through the mounting opening at least partially into the receiving opening in the adapter portion, wherein an assembly unit is integrated in the connecting portion, which is designed to fix the connecting element in an assembly position within the housing in a positive and/or non-positive manner to the connecting portion, characterized in that, the assembly unit has an at least partially cylindrical and/or annular latching element which interacts with a mating latching element of the connecting element for fixing the connecting element in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner on the connecting portion. a fixing portion for accommodating an actuating element for the starter switch within the housing, wherein the fixing portion comprises a guide opening for the actuating element, a connecting portion for receiving a connecting element, to which the actuating element can be attached, within the housing, wherein the connecting portion comprises a mounting opening for the connecting element, and an adapter portion for accommodating the starter switch inside the housing, wherein the adapter portion has a receiving opening which is connected via the mounting opening in the connecting portion in alignment with the guide opening in the fixing portion, so that the connecting element can be inserted through the guide opening and through the mounting opening at least partially into the receiving opening in the adapter portion, wherein an assembly unit is integrated in the connecting portion, which is designed to fix the connecting element in an assembly position within the housing in a positive and/or non-positive manner to the connecting portion, characterized in that, the assembly unit has an at least partially cylindrical and/or annular latching element which interacts with a mating latching element of the connecting element for fixing the connecting element in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner on the connecting portion.
A floor support structure for supporting a floor joist of an adjustable raised floor construction relative to an underlying support surface, the floor support structure comprising a level adjustment screw extending in a direction along a longitudinal axis and a foot; where the foot comprises a lower base part for holding the floor support structure to the underlying support surface and an upper connection part to which a lower end of the level adjustment screw is attachable; where the foot has a dampening layer arranged between the lower base part and the upper connection part, and wherein the upper connection part has a connection recess for the level adjustment screw, characterized in that the foot has at least one flexible attachment member arranged to engage at least one connection member on the lower end of the level adjustment screw, so that the flexible attachment member and the connection member are arranged to prevent separation of the level adjustment screw from the foot in a direction along the longitudinal axis, where the upper connection part has a tubular side wall and a lower wall forming the connection recess, where each of the at least one flexible attachment member is made from a cut-out portion of the tubular side wall and has a protrusion arranged within the connection recess, where the protrusion is arranged to interact with the at least one connection member of the level adjustment screw, and where the at least one connection member is formed by a groove. where the foot comprises a lower base part for holding the floor support structure to the underlying support surface and an upper connection part to which a lower end of the level adjustment screw is attachable; where the foot has a dampening layer arranged between the lower base part and the upper connection part, and wherein the upper connection part has a connection recess for the level adjustment screw, characterized in that the foot has at least one flexible attachment member arranged to engage at least one connection member on the lower end of the level adjustment screw, so that the flexible attachment member and the connection member are arranged to prevent separation of the level adjustment screw from the foot in a direction along the longitudinal axis, where the upper connection part has a tubular side wall and a lower wall forming the connection recess, where each of the at least one flexible attachment member is made from a cut-out portion of the tubular side wall and has a protrusion arranged within the connection recess, where the protrusion is arranged to interact with the at least one connection member of the level adjustment screw, and where the at least one connection member is formed by a groove.
An antiseptic composition for use in disinfecting tissue, wherein the antiseptic composition comprises: an antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of iodine, an iodophor, and a combination thereof, wherein the antimicrobial agent is present in an amount sufficient to provide an available iodine use concentration of at least 0.25 wt-%; a hydroxycarboxylic acid buffer in a molar use concentration of at least 0.3 molar, wherein hydroxycarboxylic acid buffer refers to the free acid, a lactone thereof, a salt thereof, and/or a derivative thereof; one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of anionic and amphoteric surfactants; and water; wherein the ratio of hydroxycarboxylic acid buffer to antimicrobial agent is at least 4.0 grams hydroxycarboxylic acid buffer per gram available iodine. an antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of iodine, an iodophor, and a combination thereof, wherein the antimicrobial agent is present in an amount sufficient to provide an available iodine use concentration of at least 0.25 wt-%; a hydroxycarboxylic acid buffer in a molar use concentration of at least 0.3 molar, wherein hydroxycarboxylic acid buffer refers to the free acid, a lactone thereof, a salt thereof, and/or a derivative thereof; one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of anionic and amphoteric surfactants; and water; wherein the ratio of hydroxycarboxylic acid buffer to antimicrobial agent is at least 4.0 grams hydroxycarboxylic acid buffer per gram available iodine.
Lift installation with at least one lift cage, at least one lift control and at least one mobile apparatus; wherein the lift control comprises at least one recognition device, the mobile apparatus comprises at least one transmitting/receiving device and the recognition device and the transmitting/receiving device communicate with one another by radio network, characterised in that at least one reporting device is mounted near the lift installation; that the mobile apparatus comprises a further transmitting/receiving device; and that the reporting device and the further transmitting/receiving device communicate with one another by radio network.