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A computer-implemented method of patient monitoring following endovascular aneurysm repair with a bifurcated stent graft having a stent body and two stent legs defining a bifurcation point at the junction of the two legs, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a previously generated first 3D volume scan of the stent in situ; providing a second 3D volume scan of the stent in situ; generating one or more fiducial markers in a first image derived from the first scan and in a second image derived from the second scan, wherein one of the fiducial markers is the bifurcation point; extracting a rigid 3D transform mapping based on the one or more fiducial markers; applying a registration to the first and second scans based on the 3D rigid transform between the first and second images; deriving a size value at the same location in the aneurysm from the first and second scans, where the same location is determined with reference to the registered first and second images of the stent; and comparing the size value from the first and second scans to assess a change in size of the aneurysm between the first and second scans. receiving a previously generated first 3D volume scan of the stent in situ; providing a second 3D volume scan of the stent in situ; generating one or more fiducial markers in a first image derived from the first scan and in a second image derived from the second scan, wherein one of the fiducial markers is the bifurcation point; extracting a rigid 3D transform mapping based on the one or more fiducial markers; applying a registration to the first and second scans based on the 3D rigid transform between the first and second images; deriving a size value at the same location in the aneurysm from the first and second scans, where the same location is determined with reference to the registered first and second images of the stent; and comparing the size value from the first and second scans to assess a change in size of the aneurysm between the first and second scans.
A stabilization apparatus of an elevator car , comprising: a base fixedly mounted with respect to the elevator car, wherein optionally the base is fixedly mounted to an upper guide shoe and/or a lower guide shoe of the elevator car ; an upper swing arm and a lower swing arm disposed in parallel basically, first ends thereof being pivotably fixed to the base ; a guide rail friction member capable of generating, with a guide rail , a frictional force for keeping static with respect to the guide rail , and having a first connecting shaft and a second connecting shaft for being connected to the upper swing arm and the lower swing arm respectively; and characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a damper having at least one end connected to the upper swing arm or the lower swing arm ; wherein the damper is configured to at least partially prevent the upper swing arm and the lower swing arm from relatively swinging, with the first connecting shaft and/or the second connecting shaft as a swinging pivot, along with the elevator car in a direction of the guide rail . a base fixedly mounted with respect to the elevator car, wherein optionally the base is fixedly mounted to an upper guide shoe and/or a lower guide shoe of the elevator car ; an upper swing arm and a lower swing arm disposed in parallel basically, first ends thereof being pivotably fixed to the base ; a guide rail friction member capable of generating, with a guide rail , a frictional force for keeping static with respect to the guide rail , and having a first connecting shaft and a second connecting shaft for being connected to the upper swing arm and the lower swing arm respectively; and characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a damper having at least one end connected to the upper swing arm or the lower swing arm ; wherein the damper is configured to at least partially prevent the upper swing arm and the lower swing arm from relatively swinging, with the first connecting shaft and/or the second connecting shaft as a swinging pivot, along with the elevator car in a direction of the guide rail .
Animal grooming and/or cleaning device comprising at least one brush , which is attached to a brush shaft that can be driven by an electric motor drive to produce a rotational movement of the brush and is rotatably mounted in a mounting device provided on a holding device , and comprising an actuating device by means of which the drive can be actuated as a function of the brush making contact with an animal body, characterised in that the mounting device comprises at least one shaft mount holding the rotary shaft of the brush in a fixed position in relation to the holding device and in that the drive is entrained by a torque acting on the brush shaft in either direction of rotation, caused by an impact movement of the animal body against the brush , at most to a pre-definable stop on the holding device and, in this movement, triggers the actuating device for the purpose of actuating the drive .
A non-natural microbial organism capable of producing acetyl-CoA, or acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate, the organism comprising: (a) a pathway comprising phosphoketolase for producing acetyl-CoA (PK pathway); (b) a non-phosphotransferase system (non-PTS) for sugar uptake comprising a modification to increase non-PTS activity; and optionally (c) a modification that attenuates or eliminates a PTS activity. (a) a pathway comprising phosphoketolase for producing acetyl-CoA (PK pathway); (b) a non-phosphotransferase system (non-PTS) for sugar uptake comprising a modification to increase non-PTS activity; and optionally (c) a modification that attenuates or eliminates a PTS activity.
A system for draining a containment vessel , the system comprising: a drain inlet located in a lower portion of the containment vessel , wherein the containment vessel is configured to be at least partially filled with a liquid, and wherein the drain inlet is located below a surface of the liquid; an inlet located in an upper portion of the containment vessel , wherein the inlet is configured to insert pressurized gas into the containment vessel to form a pressurized region above the surface of the liquid, and wherein the pressurized region is configured to apply a surface pressure that lowers the surface of the liquid within the containment vessel and forces the liquid into the drain inlet; and a fluid separation device located outside the containment vessel and operatively connected to the drain inlet, wherein the fluid separation device is configured to separate the liquid from the pressurized gas that enters the drain inlet after the surface of the liquid falls below the drain inlet; characterized in that : the fluid separation device includes (a) a fluid separation tank configured to be at least partially filled with a volume of the liquid and (b) a fluid level device configured to maintain the volume of the liquid within the fluid separation tank by discharging the liquid from the fluid separation tank at approximately the same flow rate that the liquid is forced into the drain inlet. a drain inlet located in a lower portion of the containment vessel , wherein the containment vessel is configured to be at least partially filled with a liquid, and wherein the drain inlet is located below a surface of the liquid; an inlet located in an upper portion of the containment vessel , wherein the inlet is configured to insert pressurized gas into the containment vessel to form a pressurized region above the surface of the liquid, and wherein the pressurized region is configured to apply a surface pressure that lowers the surface of the liquid within the containment vessel and forces the liquid into the drain inlet; and a fluid separation device located outside the containment vessel and operatively connected to the drain inlet, wherein the fluid separation device is configured to separate the liquid from the pressurized gas that enters the drain inlet after the surface of the liquid falls below the drain inlet; characterized in that : the fluid separation device includes (a) a fluid separation tank configured to be at least partially filled with a volume of the liquid and (b) a fluid level device configured to maintain the volume of the liquid within the fluid separation tank by discharging the liquid from the fluid separation tank at approximately the same flow rate that the liquid is forced into the drain inlet.
An elevator system comprising: an elevator car movable within an elevator shaft , the elevator car includes an elevator car door interlock device arranged on a top of the elevator car and operable to open and close elevator car doors ; a plurality of landing doors located at respective landings along the elevator shaft , wherein each landing door includes a landing door interlock device operable to open and close a respective landing door , wherein each landing door interlock device is engageable by the elevator car door interlock device to enable operation of the elevator car doors and the respective landing door simultaneously; and an elevator component inspection system comprising a detector located on the top of the elevator car and arranged to monitor the elevator car door interlock device and the plurality of landing door interlock devices , wherein the detector obtains inspection data associated with the elevator car door interlock device and the plurality of landing door interlock devices , and a control unit configured to analyze the inspection data wherein the component inspection system : captures images of the elevator car door interlock device and landing door interlock device using the detector ; performs a database inquiry comparing the captured image against a database of interlock device states; and determines a state of the elevator car door interlock device and landing door interlock device . an elevator car movable within an elevator shaft , the elevator car includes an elevator car door interlock device arranged on a top of the elevator car and operable to open and close elevator car doors ; a plurality of landing doors located at respective landings along the elevator shaft , wherein each landing door includes a landing door interlock device operable to open and close a respective landing door , wherein each landing door interlock device is engageable by the elevator car door interlock device to enable operation of the elevator car doors and the respective landing door simultaneously; and an elevator component inspection system comprising a detector located on the top of the elevator car and arranged to monitor the elevator car door interlock device and the plurality of landing door interlock devices , wherein the detector obtains inspection data associated with the elevator car door interlock device and the plurality of landing door interlock devices , and a control unit configured to analyze the inspection data wherein the component inspection system : captures images of the elevator car door interlock device and landing door interlock device using the detector ; performs a database inquiry comparing the captured image against a database of interlock device states; and determines a state of the elevator car door interlock device and landing door interlock device . captures images of the elevator car door interlock device and landing door interlock device using the detector ; performs a database inquiry comparing the captured image against a database of interlock device states; and determines a state of the elevator car door interlock device and landing door interlock device .
Electromagnetic pump comprising: an inlet ; an outlet ; an intermediate chamber located between said inlet and said outlet ; a first valve for controlling the flow of fluid into the intermediate chamber , and a second valve for controlling the flow of fluid out of the intermediate chamber ; a piston , at least a part of which comprises ferromagnetic material, located between the inlet and outlet , and including a channel through which fluid can flow, wherein the piston is moveable between a first and second position to control the opening and closing of the first and second valves ; a main spring which is arranged to exert a force against said piston to bias the piston towards its first position; a coil for generating an electromagnetic field for moving said piston towards its second position, against the biasing force exerted by said main spring ; a pressure increasing tube with an inner diameter (d) which is smaller than an inner diameter (D) of the inlet , so fluid flowing from the inlet into the pressure increasing tube is pressurized; wherein at least a portion of the length (L) of the pressure increasing tube is located within said main spring , characterized in that the piston comprises an inner part and an outer part wherein the inner part of the piston is secured within the outer part of the piston , and wherein the pressure increasing tube is configured to extend from the inlet to within the inner part of the piston when the piston is in the first position. an inlet ; an outlet ; an intermediate chamber located between said inlet and said outlet ; a first valve for controlling the flow of fluid into the intermediate chamber , and a second valve for controlling the flow of fluid out of the intermediate chamber ; a piston , at least a part of which comprises ferromagnetic material, located between the inlet and outlet , and including a channel through which fluid can flow, wherein the piston is moveable between a first and second position to control the opening and closing of the first and second valves ; a main spring which is arranged to exert a force against said piston to bias the piston towards its first position; a coil for generating an electromagnetic field for moving said piston towards its second position, against the biasing force exerted by said main spring ; a pressure increasing tube with an inner diameter (d) which is smaller than an inner diameter (D) of the inlet , so fluid flowing from the inlet into the pressure increasing tube is pressurized; wherein at least a portion of the length (L) of the pressure increasing tube is located within said main spring , characterized in that the piston comprises an inner part and an outer part wherein the inner part of the piston is secured within the outer part of the piston , and wherein the pressure increasing tube is configured to extend from the inlet to within the inner part of the piston when the piston is in the first position.
An ablation catheter for fitting into a lumen of a patient comprising: a radially expanding open ended tubular insulation member sized and shaped to fit in a lumen of a blood vessel in an expanded configuration; a plurality of ablation electrodes mounted along an outer surface of said insulation member ; a shaft ; and an expansion mechanism for radially expanding an inner passageway of said insulation member toward walls of said lumen from a retracted configuration to said expanded configuration, such that in said expanded configuration fluid can flow through the inner passageway and thereby flow through the lumen, wherein the insulation member is arranged to isolate the plurality of ablation electrodes from said fluid when in an expanded configuration; characterized in that the ablation catheter further comprises a dispersive electrode , wherein said dispersive electrode comprises an electrically active surface, wherein the ablation catheter is configured such that the electrically active surface of the dispersive electrode is in electrical contact with a fluid in the lumen when the insulation member is in an expanded configuration, wherein said dispersive electrode surrounds the shaft , and wherein the dispersive electrode is coated with a material that increases a microscopic surface area of the dispersive electrode in electrical contact with the fluid in the lumen. a radially expanding open ended tubular insulation member sized and shaped to fit in a lumen of a blood vessel in an expanded configuration; a plurality of ablation electrodes mounted along an outer surface of said insulation member ; a shaft ; and an expansion mechanism for radially expanding an inner passageway of said insulation member toward walls of said lumen from a retracted configuration to said expanded configuration, such that in said expanded configuration fluid can flow through the inner passageway and thereby flow through the lumen, wherein the insulation member is arranged to isolate the plurality of ablation electrodes from said fluid when in an expanded configuration; characterized in that the ablation catheter further comprises a dispersive electrode , wherein said dispersive electrode comprises an electrically active surface, wherein the ablation catheter is configured such that the electrically active surface of the dispersive electrode is in electrical contact with a fluid in the lumen when the insulation member is in an expanded configuration, wherein said dispersive electrode surrounds the shaft , and wherein the dispersive electrode is coated with a material that increases a microscopic surface area of the dispersive electrode in electrical contact with the fluid in the lumen.
A method performed by a user equipment, UE , the method comprising: decoding Downlink Control Information, DCI, of a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, to generate decoded DCI; extracting aperiodic Channel-State Information Reference Signal, AP CSI-RS, information from the decoded DCI, the AP CSI-RS information comprising an indication that an AP CSI-RS is quasi co-located, QCLed, with a further downlink, DL, reference signal; updating a beam configuration of the AP CSI-RS based on the indication; and generating an uplink, UL, feedback message indicating that the PDCCH was successfully decoded by the UE . decoding Downlink Control Information, DCI, of a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, to generate decoded DCI; extracting aperiodic Channel-State Information Reference Signal, AP CSI-RS, information from the decoded DCI, the AP CSI-RS information comprising an indication that an AP CSI-RS is quasi co-located, QCLed, with a further downlink, DL, reference signal; updating a beam configuration of the AP CSI-RS based on the indication; and generating an uplink, UL, feedback message indicating that the PDCCH was successfully decoded by the UE .
A presence server for transferring information to a watcher , the presence server comprising: a transceiver configured to receive , from the watcher , a subscription request for presence information for a presentity ; and a processor configured to: apply a presence authorization rule to the subscription request; identify that the presence information requested by the watcher is not allowed, based on the presence authorization rule; deliver a request for reactive authorization to the presentity ; control the transceiver to receive an updated presence authorization rule, in response to the request for the reactive authorization, wherein the updated presence authorization rule is updated by the presentity such that the presence information is allowed for the watcher ; and control the transceiver to forward , to the watcher , the presence information requested by the watcher by applying the updated presence authorization rule. a transceiver configured to receive , from the watcher , a subscription request for presence information for a presentity ; and a processor configured to: apply a presence authorization rule to the subscription request; identify that the presence information requested by the watcher is not allowed, based on the presence authorization rule; deliver a request for reactive authorization to the presentity ; control the transceiver to receive an updated presence authorization rule, in response to the request for the reactive authorization, wherein the updated presence authorization rule is updated by the presentity such that the presence information is allowed for the watcher ; and control the transceiver to forward , to the watcher , the presence information requested by the watcher by applying the updated presence authorization rule. apply a presence authorization rule to the subscription request; identify that the presence information requested by the watcher is not allowed, based on the presence authorization rule; deliver a request for reactive authorization to the presentity ; control the transceiver to receive an updated presence authorization rule, in response to the request for the reactive authorization, wherein the updated presence authorization rule is updated by the presentity such that the presence information is allowed for the watcher ; and control the transceiver to forward , to the watcher , the presence information requested by the watcher by applying the updated presence authorization rule.
A pharmaceutical formulation of loratadine, comprising: loratadine in an amount ranging from 3% to 7% by weight; one or more mono- and di- glyceride medium chain fatty acids in an amount from 33% to 83% by weight, wherein the mono- and di- glyceride medium chain fatty acids are glyceryl mono- & dicaprate; one or more triglyceride medium chain fatty acids in an amount from 8% to 50% by weight; a dispersant being povidone; and a surfactant in an amount from 2% to 5% by weight, wherein the surfactant is a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester that is polysorbate 80; wherein the ratio of the amount of dispersants to the amount of surfactants is 1.75:1 to 2.5:1; wherein the liquid formulation is suitable for encapsulation in a liquid filled soft gel capsule dosage form; and wherein the povidone is povidone K-12. loratadine in an amount ranging from 3% to 7% by weight; one or more mono- and di- glyceride medium chain fatty acids in an amount from 33% to 83% by weight, wherein the mono- and di- glyceride medium chain fatty acids are glyceryl mono- & dicaprate; one or more triglyceride medium chain fatty acids in an amount from 8% to 50% by weight; a dispersant being povidone; and a surfactant in an amount from 2% to 5% by weight, wherein the surfactant is a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester that is polysorbate 80; wherein the ratio of the amount of dispersants to the amount of surfactants is 1.75:1 to 2.5:1; wherein the liquid formulation is suitable for encapsulation in a liquid filled soft gel capsule dosage form; and wherein the povidone is povidone K-12.