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A prosthetic heart valve , comprising: an annular frame comprising a plurality of angled strut members , the frame being radially collapsible to a collapsed configuration and radially expandable to an expanded configuration, the frame having an inflow end and an outflow end ; a leaflet structure positioned at least partially within the frame, the leaflet structure comprising a plurality of leaflets (20; 240, 244; 438, 440; 616; 746, 750) arranged to form a plurality of commissures (22; 264; 442; 614); and a plurality of commissure support elements (40; 100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600; 700; 800; 900; 1000; 1100; 1200; 1300; 1400), each commissure support element being positioned at one of the commissures, each of the commissure support elements comprising a coupling portion (42; 102; 204, 206; 304, 306; 404; 502; 604; 704; 808) coupled to the frame and first and second members (44, 46; 104, 106; 208, 210; 308, 310; 408, 410; 506, 508; 606, 610; 708, 710; 804, 806; 902, 904; 1002, 1004; 1102, 1104; 1202, 1204; 1302, 1304; 1406, 1408) coupled to the coupling portion and extending in a direction toward the inflow end of the frame or toward the outflow end of the frame, the leaflets of each commissure being received between the first and second members of the respective commissure support element, characterized in that each of the first and second members comprise at least one opening (66; 524). an annular frame comprising a plurality of angled strut members , the frame being radially collapsible to a collapsed configuration and radially expandable to an expanded configuration, the frame having an inflow end and an outflow end ; a leaflet structure positioned at least partially within the frame, the leaflet structure comprising a plurality of leaflets (20; 240, 244; 438, 440; 616; 746, 750) arranged to form a plurality of commissures (22; 264; 442; 614); and a plurality of commissure support elements (40; 100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600; 700; 800; 900; 1000; 1100; 1200; 1300; 1400), each commissure support element being positioned at one of the commissures, each of the commissure support elements comprising a coupling portion (42; 102; 204, 206; 304, 306; 404; 502; 604; 704; 808) coupled to the frame and first and second members (44, 46; 104, 106; 208, 210; 308, 310; 408, 410; 506, 508; 606, 610; 708, 710; 804, 806; 902, 904; 1002, 1004; 1102, 1104; 1202, 1204; 1302, 1304; 1406, 1408) coupled to the coupling portion and extending in a direction toward the inflow end of the frame or toward the outflow end of the frame, the leaflets of each commissure being received between the first and second members of the respective commissure support element, characterized in that each of the first and second members comprise at least one opening (66; 524).
An implantable medical device comprising a hermetic battery , wherein said hermetic battery comprises: - a hermetically sealed battery housing defining an internal chamber, - an electrochemical cell comprised within said internal chamber, and - an electronic module comprised within said internal chamber, wherein said electronic module is configured to generate a therapeutic electric pulse, and/or to determine a physiological parameter, particularly a physiological electric pulse, wherein said electronic module is electrically conductively connected to said electrochemical cell , and said electronic module is arranged in said electrochemical cell . - a hermetically sealed battery housing defining an internal chamber, - an electrochemical cell comprised within said internal chamber, and - an electronic module comprised within said internal chamber, wherein said electronic module is configured to generate a therapeutic electric pulse, and/or to determine a physiological parameter, particularly a physiological electric pulse, wherein said electronic module is electrically conductively connected to said electrochemical cell , and said electronic module is arranged in said electrochemical cell . wherein said electronic module is electrically conductively connected to said electrochemical cell , and said electronic module is arranged in said electrochemical cell .
A computer-implemented method for matching features in an image with landmark representations in a landmark map, the method comprising: - providing at least one image; - extracting from the image one or more features; - providing a landmark map comprising a list of landmark representations, wherein each landmark representation is a representation of a respective physical landmark; - creating a plurality of policies, each policy comprising at least one matching decision of the feature and the landmark representation, each matching decision having a stage cost; - assigning a policy cost to each of the policies, wherein the policy cost is a function of the stage costs of the matching decisions the policy is comprised of; - selecting from the plurality of the policies the policy with a policy cost, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of, - (a) if no additional feature is to be matched then finish the matching process; - (b) select the next feature and remove the policy with the lowest policy cost from the collection of the policies and create at least one new policy by adding one matching decision to the policy with the lowest policy cost, provided that there is at least one additional feature to be matched; - (c) assigning the policy cost to each new policy; - (d) adding each new policy to the collection of policies; - (e) selecting from the collection of the policies the policy with the smallest policy cost. - providing at least one image; - extracting from the image one or more features; - providing a landmark map comprising a list of landmark representations, wherein each landmark representation is a representation of a respective physical landmark; - creating a plurality of policies, each policy comprising at least one matching decision of the feature and the landmark representation, each matching decision having a stage cost; - assigning a policy cost to each of the policies, wherein the policy cost is a function of the stage costs of the matching decisions the policy is comprised of; - selecting from the plurality of the policies the policy with a policy cost, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of, - (a) if no additional feature is to be matched then finish the matching process; - (b) select the next feature and remove the policy with the lowest policy cost from the collection of the policies and create at least one new policy by adding one matching decision to the policy with the lowest policy cost, provided that there is at least one additional feature to be matched; - (c) assigning the policy cost to each new policy; - (d) adding each new policy to the collection of policies; - (e) selecting from the collection of the policies the policy with the smallest policy cost.
Method for estimating a distance (d) separating a motor vehicle provided with a first wireless communication module and an identifier provided with a second wireless communication module , comprising the following steps: a) producing and transmitting, by means of a first of the wireless communication modules , a first signal (S 1 ) and a second signal (S 2 ) having distinct first and second frequencies (f 1 , f 2 ), respectively; b) receiving, by means of at least the other of the wireless communication modules , said first and second signals (S 1 , S 2 ) ; c) determining a first phase (Φ 1 ) of reception of the first signal (S 1 ) and a second phase (Φ 2 ) of reception of the second signal (S 2 ); and d) estimating said distance (d) according to the first and second phases (Φ 1 , Φ 2 ) and the first and second frequencies (f 1 , f 2 ), in step a), said second signal (S 2 ) being obtained by means of an operation of combining said first signal (S 1 ) with a first offset signal (S 0 ), and in step c), the second phase (Φ 2 ) being determined according to said received second signal (S 2 ) and a second offset signal (S 0 '), the frequency (f 0 ) of which is identical to that of said first offset signal (S 0 ) , characterized in that in step a), said second signal (S 2 ) is obtained by multiplying said first signal (S 1 ) by the first offset signal (S 0 ) and wherein, in step c), the second phase (Φ 2 ) is determined by multiplying the received second signal (S 2 ) by the second offset signal (S 0 '). a) producing and transmitting, by means of a first of the wireless communication modules , a first signal (S 1 ) and a second signal (S 2 ) having distinct first and second frequencies (f 1 , f 2 ), respectively; b) receiving, by means of at least the other of the wireless communication modules , said first and second signals (S 1 , S 2 ) ; c) determining a first phase (Φ 1 ) of reception of the first signal (S 1 ) and a second phase (Φ 2 ) of reception of the second signal (S 2 ); and d) estimating said distance (d) according to the first and second phases (Φ 1 , Φ 2 ) and the first and second frequencies (f 1 , f 2 ), in step a), said second signal (S 2 ) being obtained by means of an operation of combining said first signal (S 1 ) with a first offset signal (S 0 ), and in step c), the second phase (Φ 2 ) being determined according to said received second signal (S 2 ) and a second offset signal (S 0 '), the frequency (f 0 ) of which is identical to that of said first offset signal (S 0 ) , characterized in that in step a), said second signal (S 2 ) is obtained by multiplying said first signal (S 1 ) by the first offset signal (S 0 ) and wherein, in step c), the second phase (Φ 2 ) is determined by multiplying the received second signal (S 2 ) by the second offset signal (S 0 ').
A method for unifying rosters, wherein each roster provides a data structure that identifies users participating in a communication event via a respective media type, the method comprising a client performing the steps of: receiving an escalation request, the escalation request associated with a first roster, the first roster associated with a first media type relating to a communication event; responding to the escalation request, the response to the escalation request comprising one of an acceptance of the escalation request or a denial of the escalation request; in response to accepting the escalation request: subscribing to the first roster as a participant; in response to denying the escalation request: subscribing to the first roster as an observer; identifying a second roster that the client is not subscribed to, wherein the second roster is associated with a second media type relating to the communication event; and subscribing to the second roster as an observer. receiving an escalation request, the escalation request associated with a first roster, the first roster associated with a first media type relating to a communication event; responding to the escalation request, the response to the escalation request comprising one of an acceptance of the escalation request or a denial of the escalation request; in response to accepting the escalation request: subscribing to the first roster as a participant; in response to denying the escalation request: subscribing to the first roster as an observer; identifying a second roster that the client is not subscribed to, wherein the second roster is associated with a second media type relating to the communication event; and subscribing to the second roster as an observer.
Electronically commutated electric motor , having at least two stator coils and a rotor , in particular a permanent magnetic rotor, and a power output stage having semiconductor switches , wherein the power output stage has at least one pair of semiconductor switches for each stator coil , and having a control unit which is connected to the power output stage and is designed to control the semiconductor switches to energize the stator coils in order to produce a magnetic rotating field, and the power output stage has at least one semiconductor isolating switch which connects an output of a pair of semiconductor switches to an output of the power output stage , wherein the output of the power output stage is connected to a stator coil , characterized in that the control unit is connected to the outputs of the pairs of semiconductor switches and is designed to control the semiconductor switches and the semiconductor isolating switches to open and to feed a test current into at least one output and to capture an output voltage produced at the output of the power output stage and to determine a function of at least one semiconductor switch of the semiconductor switches on the basis of the output voltage, wherein the control unit is designed, in order to test a semiconductor isolating switch, to control a low-side semiconductor switch of a pair of semiconductor switches to close and to control the semiconductor isolating switch connected to the pair of semiconductor switches and at least one further semiconductor isolating switch to open or to close and to feed a test current into at least one output of another pair of semiconductor switches of the pairs of semiconductor switches and to determine a defect of the semiconductor isolating switch on the basis of a magnitude of the resulting voltage of the semiconductor isolating switch at the output of the power stage in comparison with a test current in the case of a non-defective semiconductor isolating switch.
Animal feed for pigs, comprising: - glycerol tri butyrate and glycerol mono laurate, in a weight amount, of between 2 and 6 kg per ton of the animal feed, wherein the weight ratio of glycerol tri butyrate and glycerol mono laurate is comprised between 60% to 40 % and 40% to 60 %, and - zinc oxide in a weight amount of between 50 and 200 gr per ton of the animal feed. - glycerol tri butyrate and glycerol mono laurate, in a weight amount, of between 2 and 6 kg per ton of the animal feed, wherein the weight ratio of glycerol tri butyrate and glycerol mono laurate is comprised between 60% to 40 % and 40% to 60 %, and - zinc oxide in a weight amount of between 50 and 200 gr per ton of the animal feed.
An electronic assembly comprising: a flexible polymer membrane having a surface with one or more electrically conductive traces arranged on the surface; a semiconductor die having first and second electrical contacts ; an encapsulant layer configured to cover the semiconductor die; and a flexible cover textile , characterized in that : the first and second electrical contacts of the semiconductor die are bonded to the one or more electrically conductive traces on the surface of the flexible polymer membrane via a cured electrically conductive adhesive ; the encapsulant layer is an adhesive encapsulant layer; and the flexible cover textile is bonded to the surface of the flexible polymer membrane and the semiconductor die by the adhesive encapsulant layer. a flexible polymer membrane having a surface with one or more electrically conductive traces arranged on the surface; a semiconductor die having first and second electrical contacts ; an encapsulant layer configured to cover the semiconductor die; and a flexible cover textile , characterized in that : the first and second electrical contacts of the semiconductor die are bonded to the one or more electrically conductive traces on the surface of the flexible polymer membrane via a cured electrically conductive adhesive ; the encapsulant layer is an adhesive encapsulant layer; and the flexible cover textile is bonded to the surface of the flexible polymer membrane and the semiconductor die by the adhesive encapsulant layer. the first and second electrical contacts of the semiconductor die are bonded to the one or more electrically conductive traces on the surface of the flexible polymer membrane via a cured electrically conductive adhesive ; the encapsulant layer is an adhesive encapsulant layer; and the flexible cover textile is bonded to the surface of the flexible polymer membrane and the semiconductor die by the adhesive encapsulant layer.
A ballast water treatment apparatus by using sodium dichloroisocyanurate, the apparatus comprising: a closed cartridge which is provided with an inlet and an outlet in order that a fresh water is introduced and discharged, which is provided with an inlet valve and an exhaust valve installed in the inlet and the outlet respectively, and which is equipped with a granule type sodium dichloroisocyanurate; a dissolution tank which is equipped with a agitator configured to be connected to the outlet of the cartridge to agitate the sodium dichloroisocyanurate, wherein the dissolution tank is equipped with a conductivity sensor to measure conductivity of the dissolved sodium dichloroisocyanurate; and a controller configured to receive conductivity information of the sodium dichloroisocyanurate aqueous solution in the dissolution tank to determine whether complete dissolution is achieved based on the conductivity information, and then, generate a control signal for stopping the operation of the agitator if complete dissolution is achieved. a closed cartridge which is provided with an inlet and an outlet in order that a fresh water is introduced and discharged, which is provided with an inlet valve and an exhaust valve installed in the inlet and the outlet respectively, and which is equipped with a granule type sodium dichloroisocyanurate; a dissolution tank which is equipped with a agitator configured to be connected to the outlet of the cartridge to agitate the sodium dichloroisocyanurate, wherein the dissolution tank is equipped with a conductivity sensor to measure conductivity of the dissolved sodium dichloroisocyanurate; and a controller configured to receive conductivity information of the sodium dichloroisocyanurate aqueous solution in the dissolution tank to determine whether complete dissolution is achieved based on the conductivity information, and then, generate a control signal for stopping the operation of the agitator if complete dissolution is achieved.
A device for delivering a supply of gases to a patient comprising: a patient interface , in use in fluid communication with said supply of gases and supplying said gases to said patient, said patient interface comprising a hollow body and a mask cushion provided to the hollow body to provide a seal against the patient's face; and at least one outlet member integrated with or attached to said patient interface , wherein the boundary between said outlet member and said hollow body of the interface forms at least one narrow outlet vent that in use passes a substantial portion of the expired gases of said patient, characterized by : the hollow body comprising an integrally formed recess , the outlet member being fittable about or in the recess and substantially covering the whole of the recess , the recess and outlet member each having complimentary circular apertures that form an inspiratory inlet when the outlet member is placed in the recess , and the inspiratory inlet is adapted to be connected to a tubing that forms an inspiratory conduit . a patient interface , in use in fluid communication with said supply of gases and supplying said gases to said patient, said patient interface comprising a hollow body and a mask cushion provided to the hollow body to provide a seal against the patient's face; and at least one outlet member integrated with or attached to said patient interface , wherein the boundary between said outlet member and said hollow body of the interface forms at least one narrow outlet vent that in use passes a substantial portion of the expired gases of said patient, the hollow body comprising an integrally formed recess , the outlet member being fittable about or in the recess and substantially covering the whole of the recess , the recess and outlet member each having complimentary circular apertures that form an inspiratory inlet when the outlet member is placed in the recess , and the inspiratory inlet is adapted to be connected to a tubing that forms an inspiratory conduit .
A medical system comprising internal parts for implantation in a patient and external parts for use externally to the patient, the external parts comprising an energy source equipped with a primary coil for inductively transmitting energy to the implantable parts and an external control unit for the control of the energy source , the internal parts comprising an electrically powered medical device , an energy receiver equipped with a secondary coil for inductively receiving energy for the medical device from the external energy source and an internal control unit for the control of the internal parts, the system being arranged to determine a balance between the amount of energy received in the energy receiver and the amount of energy used by the medical device , in which system the internal control unit is arranged to wirelessly transmit feedback information to the external control unit , the medical device comprising at least one of: • a current regulator arranged to keep a current constant, the system being arranged to determine a current difference between an input current to the current regulator and the current which the current regulator is arranged to keep constant, and • a voltage regulator arranged to keep a voltage constant, the system being arranged to determine a voltage difference between an input voltage to the voltage regulator and the output voltage which the voltage regulator is arranged to keep constant, wherein the internal control unit being arranged to determine said feedback information based on or relating to a first (P1), a second (P2), and a third parameter (P3), with the first parameter (P1) being based on said energy balance over a certain amount of time and the second parameter (P2) being based on information relating to a coupling factor between the primary and the secondary coils and with the third parameter being based on at least one of said current difference or said voltage difference; wherein the system being adapted to take into account at least the first, second and third parameter to determine the amount of energy which should be transmitted by the energy source . • a current regulator arranged to keep a current constant, the system being arranged to determine a current difference between an input current to the current regulator and the current which the current regulator is arranged to keep constant, and • a voltage regulator arranged to keep a voltage constant, the system being arranged to determine a voltage difference between an input voltage to the voltage regulator and the output voltage which the voltage regulator is arranged to keep constant,