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A structure for connecting a sterile adapter to a surgical instrument , wherein the sterile adapter has a top surface on which a plurality of adapter fixed engaging members are provided, and the surgical instrument is connected to the sterile adapter , the surgical instrument includes: a base ; and at least one instrument fixing assembly provided at the base and configured to fix the base to the sterile adapter , wherein each of the at least one instrument fixing assembly includes an instrument moveable component provided with a plurality of moveable engaging members cooperating with the plurality of adapter fixed engaging members , and the plurality of moveable engaging members are moveable together with the instrument moveable component , and wherein the instrument moveable component is moveable between a locked position where the plurality of moveable engaging members are engaged with the plurality of adapter fixed engaging members and an unlocked position where the plurality of moveable engaging members are detached from the plurality of adapter fixed engaging members , and the instrument moveable component has a movement path parallel to a surface of the sterile adapter . a base ; and at least one instrument fixing assembly provided at the base and configured to fix the base to the sterile adapter , wherein each of the at least one instrument fixing assembly includes an instrument moveable component provided with a plurality of moveable engaging members cooperating with the plurality of adapter fixed engaging members , and the plurality of moveable engaging members are moveable together with the instrument moveable component , and wherein the instrument moveable component is moveable between a locked position where the plurality of moveable engaging members are engaged with the plurality of adapter fixed engaging members and an unlocked position where the plurality of moveable engaging members are detached from the plurality of adapter fixed engaging members , and the instrument moveable component has a movement path parallel to a surface of the sterile adapter .
A method for estimating, via a computing device, a quality of multiparty telecommunication, the method comprising the following steps: (a) collecting, via the computing device, individual connection quality scores, Q i , which are computed using available methods, based on a judgment of each participant (IL1, IL2, IL3) after each multiparty audio or audiovisual telecommunication call; (b) computing, via the computing device, individual connection quality scores, Q i , of the individual connections of each participant (IL1, IL2, IL3) by using the collected individual connection quality scores, Q i , from step (a); (c) analyzing, via the computing device, a ranking between the individual connection quality scores and assigning different individual weights w i to each individual connection quality score Q i , according to these ranking results; and (d) computing, via the computing device, a quality score, Q, for the whole multiparty telecommunication call from the perspective of each participant (IL1, IL2, IL3) using a function computed as Q equals the sum of the product of individual weights, w i and the individual quality score, Q i , i.e. Q = ∑ (w i * Q i ), wherein the individual weights w i contain constant coefficients that are not equal for all individual connection quality scores Q i . (a) collecting, via the computing device, individual connection quality scores, Q i , which are computed using available methods, based on a judgment of each participant (IL1, IL2, IL3) after each multiparty audio or audiovisual telecommunication call; (b) computing, via the computing device, individual connection quality scores, Q i , of the individual connections of each participant (IL1, IL2, IL3) by using the collected individual connection quality scores, Q i , from step (a); (c) analyzing, via the computing device, a ranking between the individual connection quality scores and assigning different individual weights w i to each individual connection quality score Q i , according to these ranking results; and (d) computing, via the computing device, a quality score, Q, for the whole multiparty telecommunication call from the perspective of each participant (IL1, IL2, IL3) using a function computed as Q equals the sum of the product of individual weights, w i and the individual quality score, Q i , i.e. Q = ∑ (w i * Q i ),
A method for causing certain operations to be performed by a Vacuum Packaging Appliance ("VPA"), comprising: detecting when a flexible container material is at least partially disposed within a vacuum chamber of the VPA without physical contact with the flexible container material using a proximity sensor mechanism ; communicating a signal from the proximity sensor mechanism to an electronic circuit of the VPA in response to the detection of the flexible container material within the vacuum chamber; triggering a performance of a first operation by the VPA in response to the reception of the signal by the electronic circuit , where the first operation is selected from the group comprising mechanical clamping operations to clamp the flexible container material in position, vacuum operations to extract fluid from within a container defined by the flexible container material, and heat sealing operations to create a heat seal along an open end of a container; characterized in detecting by the proximity sensor mechanism when an amount of flexible container material contained on a roll disposed within the VPA is at or below a certain level. detecting when a flexible container material is at least partially disposed within a vacuum chamber of the VPA without physical contact with the flexible container material using a proximity sensor mechanism ; communicating a signal from the proximity sensor mechanism to an electronic circuit of the VPA in response to the detection of the flexible container material within the vacuum chamber; triggering a performance of a first operation by the VPA in response to the reception of the signal by the electronic circuit , where the first operation is selected from the group comprising mechanical clamping operations to clamp the flexible container material in position, vacuum operations to extract fluid from within a container defined by the flexible container material, and heat sealing operations to create a heat seal along an open end of a container; characterized in detecting by the proximity sensor mechanism when an amount of flexible container material contained on a roll disposed within the VPA is at or below a certain level.
A portable power cutting tool comprising a motor housed in a tool body , a cutting member , a transmission connecting the motor to the cutting member, and at least one guard for protecting the hand of the user and providing a passage for the hand around at least one of a tool control member and a handle for holding the tool, characterised in that the tool comprises a cover , which cover can occupy a position referred to as "closed" against the tool body and a position referred to as "open" and spaced from the tool body and giving access to a part of the tool that is protected by the cover in the closed position, wherein - the cover is connected to the tool body by way of the guard in the open position and in the closed position of the cover, characterised in that - the guard is rigidly connected to the cover and is mounted pivotably on the tool body to pivot with the cover between the closed position and the open position. - the cover is connected to the tool body by way of the guard in the open position and in the closed position of the cover, characterised in that - the guard is rigidly connected to the cover and is mounted pivotably on the tool body to pivot with the cover between the closed position and the open position.
A modular surge protector, comprising a shell , a discharge tube unit , a first varistor unit and a second varistor unit , wherein the discharge tube unit , the first varistor unit and the second varistor unit are arranged in the shell ; the discharge tube unit is provided at a same side of each of the first varistor unit and the second varistor unit , a first electrode is led out from the first varistor unit , a second electrode is led out from the second varistor unit , and a third electrode is led out from the discharge tube unit ; the discharge tube unit comprises a discharge tube frame ; a first slot, a second slot and a third slot are formed in the discharge tube frame ; the first slot and the second slot are provided side by side at a side of the discharge tube frame , and the first slot and the second slot are respectively configured to accommodate a first discharge tube and a second discharge tube ; the third slot is provided at other side of the discharge tube frame , the first varistor unit and the second varistor unit are stacked; and characterized in that the third slot cooperates with an end portion of each of the first varistor unit and the second varistor unit ; the first varistor unit and the second varistor unit are horizontally stacked; and the first discharge tube and the second discharge tube are vertically provided.
A method for evaluating a colorectal cancer in a patient suspected of having or determined to have a colorectal cancer, comprising determining a risk associated with colorectal cancer in the patient based on the level of expression of at least miR-885-5p measured from a serum sample of the patient compared to a control or reference level, wherein the risk is a risk of having colorectal cancer, of having a poor prognosis, of having a poor survival probability, or of developing tumor recurrence or metastasis.
Glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor ligand positive (GITRL + ), immunoglobulin D low (IgD low ), C-C chemokine motif receptor 7 positive (CCR7 + ), CXC motif chemokine receptor 5 positive (CXCR5 + ) B cells for use in a method for treating an autoimmune disease or an inflammatory condition in a subject in need thereof comprising: administering to the subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of said glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor ligand positive (GITRL + ), immunoglobulin D low (IgD low ), C-C chemokine motif receptor 7 positive (CCR7 + ), CXC motif chemokine receptor 5 positive (CXCR5 + ) B cells.
A module suitable for being removably inserted in a stand, the module forming a single unit comprising a board incorporating at least: - a document reader including at least one camera arranged at a bottom end of the board and facing outwards from the module; and - a lighting device comprising at least one light-emitting element arranged on the bottom end of the board in the proximity of the camera; the module comprising a box for protecting at least the light-emitting element and the camera, the box being secured to the board in such a manner that the light-emitting element is adapted to illuminate through it and the camera is adapted to view through it, the box comprising a closed housing for accommodating the at least one camera , the housing being closed at one end by a window and at another end by the board, characterized in that the lighting device is arranged outside the housing. - a document reader including at least one camera arranged at a bottom end of the board and facing outwards from the module; and - a lighting device comprising at least one light-emitting element arranged on the bottom end of the board in the proximity of the camera; the module comprising a box for protecting at least the light-emitting element and the camera, the box being secured to the board in such a manner that the light-emitting element is adapted to illuminate through it and the camera is adapted to view through it,
Unit for analyzing the vitreousness of partially opaque grains, comprising a frame carrying a horizontal support plate , made of translucent or transparent material, receiving the grains to be analyzed, illuminating means to illuminate the plate located under said plate defining an optical axis X'-X, an observation window F defining an observation axis Z'-Z orthogonal thereto, and, optionally, a recording camera for the analysis sequence, wherein the light beam of the illuminating means passes through a polarization film positioned above them, while the observation window comprises a viewport , made of non-polarizable transparent material and, below this viewport, a polarization screen , in cross-wise direction with respect to the direction of the polarization film , characterized in that the observation axis Z'-Z and the viewport of the observation window are angled with respect to the optical axis X'-X of the light beam , in such a way that the eye of the observer or the recording camera is not aligned with the optical axis of the light source, while the illuminating means consist of a projector associated with means ensuring the collimation of its light beam .
A method of determining the amount of starch used in surface-sizing a cellulose product utilizing IR spectroscopy, characterized by determining the amount of starch with a transmission method in such a way that an absorption value is measured by using the absorption wavelength range of cellulose before adding starch, an absorption value is measured by using the absorption wavelength range of cellulose after having added starch, and the amount of starch is determined from the difference between said absorption values .
A crop windrow monitoring system comprising: a power unit controllable for movement between a forward direction and a rearward direction; a windrow forming unit coupled to the power unit and operable to form crop material into a windrow; an image sensor positioned to include a field of view facing the rearward direction and including the windrow, wherein the image sensor is operable to capture an image of the windrow; a visual monitor operable to display the image; a computing device in communication with the image sensor and the visual monitor , wherein the computing device includes a processor and a memory having an image display algorithm saved thereon, characterized in that the processor is operable to execute the image display algorithm to: determine an intended direction of movement of the power unit , wherein the intended direction of movement includes one of the forward direction or the rearward direction; and display the image on the visual monitor in a first mode having a first magnification when the intended direction of movement includes the rearward direction, or a second mode having a second magnification when the intended direction of movement includes the forward direction, wherein the first magnification is different than the second magnification. a power unit controllable for movement between a forward direction and a rearward direction; a windrow forming unit coupled to the power unit and operable to form crop material into a windrow; an image sensor positioned to include a field of view facing the rearward direction and including the windrow, wherein the image sensor is operable to capture an image of the windrow; a visual monitor operable to display the image; a computing device in communication with the image sensor and the visual monitor , wherein the computing device includes a processor and a memory having an image display algorithm saved thereon, characterized in that the processor is operable to execute the image display algorithm to: determine an intended direction of movement of the power unit , wherein the intended direction of movement includes one of the forward direction or the rearward direction; and display the image on the visual monitor in a first mode having a first magnification when the intended direction of movement includes the rearward direction, or a second mode having a second magnification when the intended direction of movement includes the forward direction, wherein the first magnification is different than the second magnification. determine an intended direction of movement of the power unit , wherein the intended direction of movement includes one of the forward direction or the rearward direction; and display the image on the visual monitor in a first mode having a first magnification when the intended direction of movement includes the rearward direction, or a second mode having a second magnification when the intended direction of movement includes the forward direction, wherein the first magnification is different than the second magnification.
Bone anchor, comprising a shank (2, 2', 2") having a free end , a channel (6, 6', 6") extending through the shank (2, 2', 2") to the free end and having a longitudinal axis (C) and at least one opening in a wall of the shank which connect the channel with the outside; wherein a narrowing member (10, 10', 10") is provided in the channel (6, 6', 6") in a region at or close to the free end that narrows a cross-section of the channel without closing the channel in such a manner that bone cement or another substance which is introduced into the channel is prevented from exiting through the free end , wherein the narrowing member (10', 10") is formed in a monolithic manner with the wall of the shank (2', 2"), wherein the narrowing member (10', 10") is formed by at least two, preferably as a plurality of circumferentially arranged exible wall portions (12', 12") that protrude from the wall of the shank (2', 2") into the channel (6', 6") and have free ends (12a', 12a") facing away from the free end of the shank (2, 2', 2"). a shank (2, 2', 2") having a free end , a channel (6, 6', 6") extending through the shank (2, 2', 2") to the free end and having a longitudinal axis (C) and at least one opening in a wall of the shank which connect the channel with the outside; wherein a narrowing member (10, 10', 10") is provided in the channel (6, 6', 6") in a region at or close to the free end that narrows a cross-section of the channel without closing the channel in such a manner that bone cement or another substance which is introduced into the channel is prevented from exiting through the free end , wherein the narrowing member (10', 10") is formed in a monolithic manner with the wall of the shank (2', 2"), wherein the narrowing member (10', 10") is formed by at least two, preferably as a plurality of circumferentially arranged exible wall portions (12', 12") that protrude from the wall of the shank (2', 2") into the channel (6', 6") and have free ends (12a', 12a") facing away from the free end of the shank (2, 2', 2").
A communication method performed by a first base station that connects to a communication terminal by using a first radio access technology, RAT, the communication method comprising: initiating a procedure for adding a second base station that connects to the communication terminal by using a second RAT, which is different from the first radio access technology, for dual connectivity; and sending, to a first communication apparatus in a core network, an Indication message including a RAT type that indicates the second RAT and an identifier that identifies a traffic flow between the communication terminal and a second communication apparatus in the core network. initiating a procedure for adding a second base station that connects to the communication terminal by using a second RAT, which is different from the first radio access technology, for dual connectivity; and sending, to a first communication apparatus in a core network, an Indication message including a RAT type that indicates the second RAT and an identifier that identifies a traffic flow between the communication terminal and a second communication apparatus in the core network.
An ultrasonic instrument comprising: (a) a body ; (b) a trigger pivotably coupled with the body; (c) a shaft assembly extending distally from the body, wherein the shaft assembly comprises an acoustic waveguide; and (d) an end effector comprising: (i) an ultrasonic blade , wherein the ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the acoustic waveguide, and (ii) a clamp arm , wherein the clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade in response to pivotal movement of the trigger relative to the body, wherein the ultrasonic instrument further comprises a trigger blocking member movably coupled with the body, wherein the trigger blocking member is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the trigger blocking member is configured to permit the trigger to pivot from the non-actuated position to a fully actuated position when the trigger blocking member is in the second position, characterised in that the trigger blocking member is configured to permit the trigger to pivot from a non-actuated position to only a partially actuated position when the trigger blocking member is in the first position, thereby restricting movement and/or clamping force of the clamp arm, wherein the trigger blocking member is configured to prevent the trigger from pivoting from the partially actuated position to the fully actuated position when the trigger blocking member is in the first position. (a) a body ; (b) a trigger pivotably coupled with the body; (c) a shaft assembly extending distally from the body, wherein the shaft assembly comprises an acoustic waveguide; and (d) an end effector comprising: (i) an ultrasonic blade , wherein the ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the acoustic waveguide, and (ii) a clamp arm , wherein the clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade in response to pivotal movement of the trigger relative to the body, (i) an ultrasonic blade , wherein the ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the acoustic waveguide, and (ii) a clamp arm , wherein the clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade in response to pivotal movement of the trigger relative to the body, wherein the ultrasonic instrument further comprises a trigger blocking member movably coupled with the body, wherein the trigger blocking member is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the trigger blocking member is configured to permit the trigger to pivot from the non-actuated position to a fully actuated position when the trigger blocking member is in the second position, characterised in that the trigger blocking member is configured to permit the trigger to pivot from a non-actuated position to only a partially actuated position when the trigger blocking member is in the first position, thereby restricting movement and/or clamping force of the clamp arm, wherein the trigger blocking member is configured to prevent the trigger from pivoting from the partially actuated position to the fully actuated position when the trigger blocking member is in the first position.
A method for guiding a user to complete a predefined task using a Coriolis flow meter, the method comprising the steps of: prompting the user to select a predefined task to be completed using a Coriolis flow meter; displaying a sequence of steps for using the Coriolis flow meter to complete the predefined task; receiving a user response to the sequence of steps; operating the Coriolis flow meter in accordance to the user response to complete the predefined task. prompting the user to select a predefined task to be completed using a Coriolis flow meter; displaying a sequence of steps for using the Coriolis flow meter to complete the predefined task; receiving a user response to the sequence of steps; operating the Coriolis flow meter in accordance to the user response to complete the predefined task.
A copolymeric membrane comprising a nanopore, wherein the nanopore is derived from a connector protein of a bacteriophage DNA packaging motor.