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A ureteroscope system , comprising: a handle configured to remain outside of the body, the handle including a first port and a second port ; an elongated shaft extending from the handle to a distal end and including a shaft lumen defined by an inner diameter of the shaft , the shaft lumen being open at the distal end of the shaft , the shaft being configured to be inserted through a bodily lumen to a target surgical site, wherein the first port is in communication with a handle channel which is in communication with the shaft lumen and the second port is in communication with a working channel extending through the handle and the shaft lumen to the distal end of the shaft , wherein the working channel is a closed channel separate from and disposed within the shaft lumen ; a fluid source connected to the first port and configured to pump fluid through the handle channel and the shaft lumen to irrigate the target surgical site; and a vacuum source connected to the second port and configured to apply suction through the working channel to dislodge debris from the target surgical site through the working channel . a handle configured to remain outside of the body, the handle including a first port and a second port ; an elongated shaft extending from the handle to a distal end and including a shaft lumen defined by an inner diameter of the shaft , the shaft lumen being open at the distal end of the shaft , the shaft being configured to be inserted through a bodily lumen to a target surgical site, wherein the first port is in communication with a handle channel which is in communication with the shaft lumen and the second port is in communication with a working channel extending through the handle and the shaft lumen to the distal end of the shaft , wherein the working channel is a closed channel separate from and disposed within the shaft lumen ; a fluid source connected to the first port and configured to pump fluid through the handle channel and the shaft lumen to irrigate the target surgical site; and a vacuum source connected to the second port and configured to apply suction through the working channel to dislodge debris from the target surgical site through the working channel .
A nonwoven material having a first surface and a second surface , said nonwoven material comprising at least two layers that are joined together, said two layers comprising a first layer and a second layer , said layers each comprising a plurality of fibers, wherein said nonwoven material comprises a generally planar first region , said nonwoven material characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of discrete integral second regions that comprise deformations forming protrusions extending outward from the first surface of said nonwoven material and openings in the second surface of the nonwoven material, said protrusions being formed from fibers in each of said layers, wherein the protrusions comprise a base proximate the first surface of said nonwoven material, an opposed distal end extending outward in the Z-direction from the base, side walls between said base and said distal end of said protrusion, and a cap comprising at least a portion of the side walls and the distal end of the protrusions, wherein multiple fibers extend from the base of the protrusions to the distal end of the protrusions, and contribute to form a portion of the sides and cap of a protrusion, wherein one of said layers comprises a first layer which forms said first surface and one of said layers comprises a second layer which forms said second surface, wherein a portion of the fibers in the first layer form part of: the first region, the side walls of the protrusions, and the distal ends of the protrusions; and a portion of the fibers in the second layer form part of: the first region, the side walls of the protrusions, and the distal ends of the protrusions; wherein: a) the concentration of fibers in the first region of the first layer is greater than the concentration of fibers in the distal ends of the protrusions in said first layer; and b) the concentration of fibers in the second layer in the first region and the distal ends of the protrusions is greater than the concentration of fibers in the side walls of the protrusions in said second layer . a) the concentration of fibers in the first region of the first layer is greater than the concentration of fibers in the distal ends of the protrusions in said first layer; and b) the concentration of fibers in the second layer in the first region and the distal ends of the protrusions is greater than the concentration of fibers in the side walls of the protrusions in said second layer .
A method, comprising: accessing , by a first process (p1), a first page of the first process (p1) in a first tier of a non-uniform memory access memory; and locking , by a first thread, the first page against demotion, characterized in that the first thread is a tier-management thread of the first process (p1), the locking of the first page is based on a service level of the first process (p1), and the service level is a set of one or more requirements affecting the performance of a process running in a computing system. accessing , by a first process (p1), a first page of the first process (p1) in a first tier of a non-uniform memory access memory; and locking , by a first thread, the first page against demotion, characterized in that the first thread is a tier-management thread of the first process (p1), the locking of the first page is based on a service level of the first process (p1), and the service level is a set of one or more requirements affecting the performance of a process running in a computing system.
A system , comprising: a silencer baffle configured to mount in a fluid conduit along a fluid flow path, wherein the silencer baffle comprises a plurality of baffle sections , at least two baffle sections of the plurality of baffle sections are coupled together via mating interlock structures , wherein the mating interlock structures comprise mating rail portions, mating dovetail joints, mating hook and slot joints, mating latches, mating snap-fit couplings, or any combination thereof; and at least one baffle section of the plurality of baffle sections has first and second baffle portions that are coupled together via mating joints , wherein the mating joints comprise any of: snap-fit joints, mating latches, mating hook in slot joints, mating interference fit joints, mating male and female threaded fasteners, mating non-threaded fasteners, mating tool-free fasteners, mating clamps, or mating straps; wherein the first baffle portion has a first exterior surface opposite from a first interior surface, the second baffle portion has a second exterior surface opposite from a second interior surface, the first and second exterior surfaces are configured to be exposed to fluid flow in the fluid conduit , and the first and second interior surfaces are configured to face one another when the first and second baffle portions are coupled together via the mating joints . a silencer baffle configured to mount in a fluid conduit along a fluid flow path, wherein the silencer baffle comprises a plurality of baffle sections , at least two baffle sections of the plurality of baffle sections are coupled together via mating interlock structures , wherein the mating interlock structures comprise mating rail portions, mating dovetail joints, mating hook and slot joints, mating latches, mating snap-fit couplings, or any combination thereof; and at least one baffle section of the plurality of baffle sections has first and second baffle portions that are coupled together via mating joints , wherein the mating joints comprise any of: snap-fit joints, mating latches, mating hook in slot joints, mating interference fit joints, mating male and female threaded fasteners, mating non-threaded fasteners, mating tool-free fasteners, mating clamps, or mating straps; wherein the first baffle portion has a first exterior surface opposite from a first interior surface, the second baffle portion has a second exterior surface opposite from a second interior surface, the first and second exterior surfaces are configured to be exposed to fluid flow in the fluid conduit , and the first and second interior surfaces are configured to face one another when the first and second baffle portions are coupled together via the mating joints .
A vehicle interior panel, comprising: a substrate ; a capacitive touch panel supported over the substrate , the capacitive touch panel comprising a film layer providing an outer control surface facing away from the substrate and a transparent electrically conductive layer between the outer control surface and the substrate ; and a pusher extending between the substrate and the touch panel, the pusher being changeable between a retracted condition and an extended condition, a light source between the substrate and the touch panel, wherein at least a portion of the touch panel is at least partly transparent and permits light from the light source to be emitted from the interior panel through the touch panel, wherein the capacitive touch panel is sufficiently flexible to elastically change between a first shape, in which the outer control surface has a first contour, and a second shape, in which the outer control surface has a second contour different from the first contour, wherein the touch panel is configured to assume the first shape when the pusher is in the retracted condition and to assume the second shape when the pusher is in the extended condition, wherein the conductive layer maintains electrical continuity when the touch panel changes between the first and second shapes, wherein the light source is located on a moving portion of the pusher and configured to illuminate a control area of the panel at the outer control surface, wherein the second contour comprises a debossed portion co-located with the control area. a substrate ; a capacitive touch panel supported over the substrate , the capacitive touch panel comprising a film layer providing an outer control surface facing away from the substrate and a transparent electrically conductive layer between the outer control surface and the substrate ; and a pusher extending between the substrate and the touch panel, the pusher being changeable between a retracted condition and an extended condition, a light source between the substrate and the touch panel, wherein at least a portion of the touch panel is at least partly transparent and permits light from the light source to be emitted from the interior panel through the touch panel, wherein the capacitive touch panel is sufficiently flexible to elastically change between a first shape, in which the outer control surface has a first contour, and a second shape, in which the outer control surface has a second contour different from the first contour, wherein the touch panel is configured to assume the first shape when the pusher is in the retracted condition and to assume the second shape when the pusher is in the extended condition, wherein the conductive layer maintains electrical continuity when the touch panel changes between the first and second shapes, wherein the light source is located on a moving portion of the pusher and configured to illuminate a control area of the panel at the outer control surface, wherein the second contour comprises a debossed portion co-located with the control area.
A power conversion apparatus comprising: a full-wave rectifier circuit configured to subject a voltage of an AC power supply to full-wave rectification; a converter configured to boost an output voltage of the full-wave rectifier circuit by switching; and a control section configured to control the on/off duty, i.e. the voltage instruction value (Vref), of switching of the converter by a pulse-width modulation in such a manner that an output voltage of the converter becomes a target value (Vdcref) and that a waveform of an input current to be input to the converter becomes a full-wave rectified waveform, characterized in that the control section is further configured to correct the target value (Vdcref) by a predetermined value (ΔVdcref) in a next predetermined control cycle, which is half a cycle of an AC power supply voltage of the AC power supply , to a rising direction when the on/off duty in a period of a predetermined control cycle falls to a predetermined value (Vrefx). a full-wave rectifier circuit configured to subject a voltage of an AC power supply to full-wave rectification; a converter configured to boost an output voltage of the full-wave rectifier circuit by switching; and a control section configured to control the on/off duty, i.e. the voltage instruction value (Vref), of switching of the converter by a pulse-width modulation in such a manner that an output voltage of the converter becomes a target value (Vdcref) and that a waveform of an input current to be input to the converter becomes a full-wave rectified waveform, characterized in that the control section is further configured to correct the target value (Vdcref) by a predetermined value (ΔVdcref) in a next predetermined control cycle, which is half a cycle of an AC power supply voltage of the AC power supply , to a rising direction when the on/off duty in a period of a predetermined control cycle falls to a predetermined value (Vrefx).
Bicycle stand , having a head that is designed for fastening to a chain stay of a bicycle frame and having a prop that is mounted pivotably on the head and can be moved between an essentially horizontal travel position and an essentially upright stand position and having a head rail that is connected to the head and is designed for fastening to a seat stay on a bicycle frame in such a way that it acts as a torque support arm to prevent the head from rotating about the chain stay , characterised in that the bicycle stand incorporates a slide guide that is designed for fastening to the seat stay and that the head rail connects slidingly to the slide guide in such a way that , while retaining the position of the head rail relative to the chain stay , the head rail is enabled to move relative to the seat stay where the slide guide and/or the head rail are at least in the area of a sliding section where they slide against each other designed to slide easily. having a head that is designed for fastening to a chain stay of a bicycle frame and having a prop that is mounted pivotably on the head and can be moved between an essentially horizontal travel position and an essentially upright stand position and having a head rail that is connected to the head and is designed for fastening to a seat stay on a bicycle frame in such a way that it acts as a torque support arm to prevent the head from rotating about the chain stay , characterised in that the bicycle stand incorporates a slide guide that is designed for fastening to the seat stay and that the head rail connects slidingly to the slide guide in such a way that , while retaining the position of the head rail relative to the chain stay , the head rail is enabled to move relative to the seat stay where the slide guide and/or the head rail are at least in the area of a sliding section where they slide against each other designed to slide easily.
A fluid infusion device , comprising: a housing defining a pump chamber and a reservoir chamber ; a fluid reservoir that defines a chamber to receive a fluid, the fluid reservoir including a distal barrel end and a proximal barrel end , the fluid reservoir received within the reservoir chamber , the distal barrel end having an open perimeter and the proximal barrel end having an outlet , the fluid reservoir including a stopper disposed in the chamber that is movable from the distal barrel end to the proximal barrel end to dispense the fluid through the outlet , the stopper including one or more friction elements ; a drive system including a slide translatable within the chamber to contact the stopper and move the stopper from the distal barrel end to the proximal barrel end to dispense the fluid into the outlet ; a hydrophilic wicking membrane disposed entirely within the chamber and coupled to the fluid reservoir at the proximal barrel end to enable the stopper to be advanced to the proximal barrel end without contact between the one or more friction elements and the wicking membrane that covers the outlet and, the wicking membrane completely covers the outlet to substantially prevent a flow of air into the outlet ; and a connector body removably coupled to the housing, the connector body accommodating a fluid flow path from the fluid reservoir to a tubing , and a pressure differential between the fluid reservoir and the tubing cooperates with the wicking membrane to dispense the fluid from the fluid reservoir. a housing defining a pump chamber and a reservoir chamber ; a fluid reservoir that defines a chamber to receive a fluid, the fluid reservoir including a distal barrel end and a proximal barrel end , the fluid reservoir received within the reservoir chamber , the distal barrel end having an open perimeter and the proximal barrel end having an outlet , the fluid reservoir including a stopper disposed in the chamber that is movable from the distal barrel end to the proximal barrel end to dispense the fluid through the outlet , the stopper including one or more friction elements ; a drive system including a slide translatable within the chamber to contact the stopper and move the stopper from the distal barrel end to the proximal barrel end to dispense the fluid into the outlet ; a hydrophilic wicking membrane disposed entirely within the chamber and coupled to the fluid reservoir at the proximal barrel end to enable the stopper to be advanced to the proximal barrel end without contact between the one or more friction elements and the wicking membrane that covers the outlet and, the wicking membrane completely covers the outlet to substantially prevent a flow of air into the outlet ; and a connector body removably coupled to the housing, the connector body accommodating a fluid flow path from the fluid reservoir to a tubing , and a pressure differential between the fluid reservoir and the tubing cooperates with the wicking membrane to dispense the fluid from the fluid reservoir.
An injectable soft tissue filler composition, which is a hydrogel comprising (i) hyaluronic acid and/or a salt thereof crosslinked with a biocompatible protein via zero-length crosslinked moieties, and (ii) an active agent selected from an anesthetic agent and a medicinal neurotoxin. (i) hyaluronic acid and/or a salt thereof crosslinked with a biocompatible protein via zero-length crosslinked moieties, and (ii) an active agent selected from an anesthetic agent and a medicinal neurotoxin.
A process for the preparation of a compound having the structure of formula (I) wherein: - R 1 and R 2 , each independently from the other, can be H, C 1 -C 8 -alkyl or C 6 -C 10 -aryl, optionally substituted with one or more halide, cyano, hydroxy or amino group(s); - one or more of R' 1 - R' 5 and of R" 1 - R" 5 , each independently from the others, is selected from the group consisting of R 1 , cyano, halide, -COOR 1 , -CONR 1 R 2 , - OCOR 1 , -OCNR 1 R 2 , R 1 and R 2 being as defined above, the process comprising the step of coupling the compound of formula (II) and the compound of formula (III) to obtain the compound of formula (I) wherein R′′′ is phenyl bearing one or more substituent(s) independently selected from halide and -NO 2 . - R 1 and R 2 , each independently from the other, can be H, C 1 -C 8 -alkyl or C 6 -C 10 -aryl, optionally substituted with one or more halide, cyano, hydroxy or amino group(s); - one or more of R' 1 - R' 5 and of R" 1 - R" 5 , each independently from the others, is selected from the group consisting of R 1 , cyano, halide, -COOR 1 , -CONR 1 R 2 , - OCOR 1 , -OCNR 1 R 2 , R 1 and R 2 being as defined above,
A method of interacting with an electronically stored document having a plurality of visual objects , the method comprising: accessing the document , the document including a closed region having an open area boundary surrounding an open area ; displaying the document on a display ; receiving a user input of a region of interest within the document and in the open area ; and characterised by iteratively, in a time interval of multiple segments, dynamically displaying a fill area in each of the multiple time segments by repeatedly displaying the fill area at different sequential times, the interval between the sequential times being long enough for the user to observe an expanding nature of the fill area , the fill area being defined by outwardly expanding vertices from the region of interest and bounded by an expanding fill perimeter limited by the open area boundary , the fill area being coextensive with the open area upon the fill perimeter coinciding with the open area boundary . accessing the document , the document including a closed region having an open area boundary surrounding an open area ; displaying the document on a display ; receiving a user input of a region of interest within the document and in the open area ; and characterised by iteratively, in a time interval of multiple segments, dynamically displaying a fill area in each of the multiple time segments by repeatedly displaying the fill area at different sequential times, the interval between the sequential times being long enough for the user to observe an expanding nature of the fill area , the fill area being defined by outwardly expanding vertices from the region of interest and bounded by an expanding fill perimeter limited by the open area boundary , the fill area being coextensive with the open area upon the fill perimeter coinciding with the open area boundary .