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A uterine ablation device , comprising: a shaft sized and configured to access a uterus of a patient, the shaft being coupled to a vapor source; vapor delivery ports disposed on a distal portion of the shaft ; a distal balloon positioned proximally on the shaft from the vapor delivery ports ; a central balloon positioned proximally to the distal balloon , the central balloon configured to contact an internal os and a cervical canal of the patient when the distal balloon is positioned in the uterus against the internal os; and a proximal balloon positioned proximally to the central balloon , the proximal balloon configured to span from the cervical canal into a vagina of the patient when the distal balloon is positioned against the internal os. a shaft sized and configured to access a uterus of a patient, the shaft being coupled to a vapor source; vapor delivery ports disposed on a distal portion of the shaft ; a distal balloon positioned proximally on the shaft from the vapor delivery ports ; a central balloon positioned proximally to the distal balloon , the central balloon configured to contact an internal os and a cervical canal of the patient when the distal balloon is positioned in the uterus against the internal os; and a proximal balloon positioned proximally to the central balloon , the proximal balloon configured to span from the cervical canal into a vagina of the patient when the distal balloon is positioned against the internal os.
A nozzle (12; 14) comprising: an annular wall defining a fluid flow passage and including a base portion and an adjoining exit portion , the exit portion including undulations in a generally radial direction that provide lobes and troughs each respectively including trailing edges , the trough trailing edges recessed from the lobe trailing edges in a generally axial direction, the lobe trailing edges form apexes with the apexes provided on tabs , and troughs extending radially inward in an axial direction towards the trough trailing edges ; wherein the base portion includes a contour with an imaginary surface (S) extending axially in the direction of the contour, the lobes extending radially outwardly of the imaginary surface (S) and the troughs extending radially inwardly of the imaginary surface (S); each lobe has the same shape as each of the other lobes and each trough has the same shape as each of the other troughs ; and in that the troughs are recessed from the lobes in the generally axial direction, the lobes extending radially outwardly at a lobe angle, defined as the mean angle of lobe in the axial direction, approximately between 0 and 26 degrees; the lobes are radially spaced from the imaginary surface (S) at approximately a height, the lobes breaking the imaginary surface (S) and defining a width defined as the distance between apexes of adjacent lobes , the height divided by the width defining a maximum ratio of 0.2; an axial contour of each lobe is a cosine shape; and the lobes and troughs provide a sinusoidal circumferential contour. an annular wall defining a fluid flow passage and including a base portion and an adjoining exit portion , the exit portion including undulations in a generally radial direction that provide lobes and troughs each respectively including trailing edges , the trough trailing edges recessed from the lobe trailing edges in a generally axial direction, the lobe trailing edges form apexes with the apexes provided on tabs , and troughs extending radially inward in an axial direction towards the trough trailing edges ; wherein the base portion includes a contour with an imaginary surface (S) extending axially in the direction of the contour, the lobes extending radially outwardly of the imaginary surface (S) and the troughs extending radially inwardly of the imaginary surface (S); each lobe has the same shape as each of the other lobes and each trough has the same shape as each of the other troughs ; and in that the troughs are recessed from the lobes in the generally axial direction, the lobes extending radially outwardly at a lobe angle, defined as the mean angle of lobe in the axial direction, approximately between 0 and 26 degrees; the lobes are radially spaced from the imaginary surface (S) at approximately a height, the lobes breaking the imaginary surface (S) and defining a width defined as the distance between apexes of adjacent lobes , the height divided by the width defining a maximum ratio of 0.2; an axial contour of each lobe is a cosine shape; and the lobes and troughs provide a sinusoidal circumferential contour.
A continuous casting method for casting a solid metal by pouring a molten metal in a ladle into a tundish disposed therebelow and continuously pouring the molten metal in the tundish into a casting mold , the continuous casting method comprising: supplying a nitrogen gas as a seal gas around the molten metal in the tundish ; and pouring into the tundish the molten metal in the ladle through a pouring nozzle and pouring into the casting mold the molten metal in the tundish , while immersing a spout of the pouring nozzle, which serves for pouring into the tundish the molten metal in the ladle , into the molten metal in the tundish , wherein a tundish powder is sprayed over a surface of the molten metal in the tundish , and the tundish powder is interposed between the molten metal and the nitrogen gas , and wherein the tundish powder is constituted by a synthetic slag agent. supplying a nitrogen gas as a seal gas around the molten metal in the tundish ; and pouring into the tundish the molten metal in the ladle through a pouring nozzle and pouring into the casting mold the molten metal in the tundish , while immersing a spout of the pouring nozzle, which serves for pouring into the tundish the molten metal in the ladle , into the molten metal in the tundish , wherein a tundish powder is sprayed over a surface of the molten metal in the tundish , and the tundish powder is interposed between the molten metal and the nitrogen gas , and wherein the tundish powder is constituted by a synthetic slag agent.
A method for preventing foreign object debris, FOD, from entering a runway or taxiway used by aircrafts , comprising: providing a barrier for preventing FOD from entering the runway or the taxiway and constructed to collapse if the landing wheels of an aircraft impact the barrier , the barrier including ground attachment means; installing the barrier , including the ground attachment means, at a side of the runway or taxiway , such that the barrier stops FOD from being blown onto the runway or taxiway ; and allowing aircraft to taxi, take off, and land with the barrier installed at the side of the runway or taxiway . providing a barrier for preventing FOD from entering the runway or the taxiway and constructed to collapse if the landing wheels of an aircraft impact the barrier , the barrier including ground attachment means; installing the barrier , including the ground attachment means, at a side of the runway or taxiway , such that the barrier stops FOD from being blown onto the runway or taxiway ; and allowing aircraft to taxi, take off, and land with the barrier installed at the side of the runway or taxiway .
An oral cavity treatment device comprising: a power component comprising a housing having a cavity and a power source located in the cavity ; a tray component comprising a tooth receiving channel , a first electrode operably coupled to a first electrical contact , and a second electrode operably coupled to a second electrical contact , the first and second electrodes being located on opposite sides of the tooth receiving channel ; and wherein the tray component is detachably coupled to the power component in: - i) a first configuration whereby the first electrical contact is operably coupled to a positive terminal of the power source and the second electrical contact is operably coupled to a negative terminal of the power source ; and - ii) a second configuration whereby the first electrical contact is operably coupled to the negative terminal of the power source and the second electrical contact is operably coupled to the positive terminal of the power source ; and characterized in that the housing of the power component comprises a first engagement surface and the tray component comprises a second engagement surface that mates with the first engagement surface when the tray component is attached to the power component . a power component comprising a housing having a cavity and a power source located in the cavity ; a tray component comprising a tooth receiving channel , a first electrode operably coupled to a first electrical contact , and a second electrode operably coupled to a second electrical contact , the first and second electrodes being located on opposite sides of the tooth receiving channel ; and wherein the tray component is detachably coupled to the power component in: - i) a first configuration whereby the first electrical contact is operably coupled to a positive terminal of the power source and the second electrical contact is operably coupled to a negative terminal of the power source ; and - ii) a second configuration whereby the first electrical contact is operably coupled to the negative terminal of the power source and the second electrical contact is operably coupled to the positive terminal of the power source ; and - i) a first configuration whereby the first electrical contact is operably coupled to a positive terminal of the power source and the second electrical contact is operably coupled to a negative terminal of the power source ; and - ii) a second configuration whereby the first electrical contact is operably coupled to the negative terminal of the power source and the second electrical contact is operably coupled to the positive terminal of the power source ; and characterized in that the housing of the power component comprises a first engagement surface and the tray component comprises a second engagement surface that mates with the first engagement surface when the tray component is attached to the power component .
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a 1,2-hydroxypyridonate (HOPO) chelating agent for use in a medicament for treating of a heavy metal exposure by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition to the subject that has an excess amount of gadolinium, wherein administering results in decorporating, clearing or reducing the amount of gadolinium from the subject.
A passage establishment device for posterior spinal fusion minimally invasive surgery, wherein a front end of the passage establishment device being configured to extend into a spine, wherein the device comprises: a tube , wherein an interior of the tube includes a through hole penetrating both axial ends of the tube , and a wall of the tube includes an opening portion ; and a bottom plate , which covers the opening portion of the tube , characterised by two protective wings spaced at an interval and extending upward being disposed at an edge of a top surface of the bottom plate , and slots being disposed at a bottom of the tube for the two protective wings to be respectively locked into. a tube , wherein an interior of the tube includes a through hole penetrating both axial ends of the tube , and a wall of the tube includes an opening portion ; and a bottom plate , which covers the opening portion of the tube , characterised by two protective wings spaced at an interval and extending upward being disposed at an edge of a top surface of the bottom plate , and slots being disposed at a bottom of the tube for the two protective wings to be respectively locked into.
A method for calibrating a biological instrument comprising: acquiring an image of a target for reflective or fluorescent images with a set of defined filter configurations and using the image of the target to determine an exposure time and duty cycle by adjusting the exposure time and the duty cycle in a same direction prior to obtaining a new image, by adjusting the exposure time and the duty cycle in opposite directions prior to obtaining a new image, or by adjusting the exposure time while keeping the duty cycle constant; acquiring an image of at least one biological sample array; determining a first region of interest within the image, wherein the first region of interest comprises a first plurality of locations on the at least one biological array; and identifying within the first region of interest, a plurality of image elements associated with each of the first plurality of locations on the at least one biological array. acquiring an image of a target for reflective or fluorescent images with a set of defined filter configurations and using the image of the target to determine an exposure time and duty cycle by adjusting the exposure time and the duty cycle in a same direction prior to obtaining a new image, by adjusting the exposure time and the duty cycle in opposite directions prior to obtaining a new image, or by adjusting the exposure time while keeping the duty cycle constant; acquiring an image of at least one biological sample array; determining a first region of interest within the image, wherein the first region of interest comprises a first plurality of locations on the at least one biological array; and identifying within the first region of interest, a plurality of image elements associated with each of the first plurality of locations on the at least one biological array.
A heat alarm apparatus comprising a heat sensing module , the heat sensing module comprising: a housing defining a body ; a sensor mounting panel having a concave reflective surface, the sensor mounting panel being recessed within the housing; a heat sensor extending from the sensor mounting panel ; protection means protecting the heat sensor from damage and located around the heat sensor in a manner that allows free flow of air past the sensor ; and a control circuit configured to detect a temperature rise at the heat sensor and output an alarm signal in response thereto; wherein a sensing part of the heat sensor is located in a space formed between the concave surface of the sensor mounting panel and the protection means , and, the heat sensor is located substantially central with respect to the sensor mounting panel in order that heat reflected by the concave reflective surface of the sensor mounting panel is reflected in the direction of the heat sensor. a housing defining a body ; a sensor mounting panel having a concave reflective surface, the sensor mounting panel being recessed within the housing; a heat sensor extending from the sensor mounting panel ; protection means protecting the heat sensor from damage and located around the heat sensor in a manner that allows free flow of air past the sensor ; and a control circuit configured to detect a temperature rise at the heat sensor and output an alarm signal in response thereto; wherein a sensing part of the heat sensor is located in a space formed between the concave surface of the sensor mounting panel and the protection means , and, the heat sensor is located substantially central with respect to the sensor mounting panel in order that heat reflected by the concave reflective surface of the sensor mounting panel is reflected in the direction of the heat sensor.
A light emitting device comprising: a first light emitting element ; a second light emitting element ; a wavelength conversion member comprising a light transmitting part made of an inorganic material and having an upper face and a lower face, and a phosphor layer disposed on the lower face of the light transmitting part, the phosphor layer being bonded to the first light emitting element; a reflecting member covering lateral faces of the phosphor layer, and characterised in that a light transmissive sealing resin is disposed between the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element and between the wavelength conversion member and the second light emitting element, the light transmissive sealing resin supporting the first light emitting element, the wavelength conversion member, and the second light emitting element and covering the lateral faces of the phosphor layer via the reflecting member. a first light emitting element ; a second light emitting element ; a wavelength conversion member comprising a light transmitting part made of an inorganic material and having an upper face and a lower face, and a phosphor layer disposed on the lower face of the light transmitting part, the phosphor layer being bonded to the first light emitting element; a reflecting member covering lateral faces of the phosphor layer, and characterised in that a light transmissive sealing resin is disposed between the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element and between the wavelength conversion member and the second light emitting element, the light transmissive sealing resin supporting the first light emitting element, the wavelength conversion member, and the second light emitting element and covering the lateral faces of the phosphor layer via the reflecting member.
A method for transmitting control information by a base station, BS, in a mobile communication system including a first mobile station, MS, and a second MS, wherein the BS transmits first data to the first MS and transmits second data to the second MS, the method comprising: identifying, by the BS, first control information about the first data and second control information about the second data and an identifier, ID, of the second MS, the first control information comprising a walsh space indicator of the first MS, and the second control information comprising a walsh space indicator of the second MS and user control information of the second MS; generating first error detection bits based on the walsh space indicator of the first MS and the second control information ; padding a predetermined number of zeroes to the ID of the second MS so that a number of bits of the zeroes padded ID of the second MS is equal to a number of the first error detection bits; generating second error detection bits by exclusive-OR gating the first error detection bits with the zero-padded ID of the second MS; generating control information to be transmitted to the second MS by attaching the second error detection bits to a bit sequence corresponding to the second control information and the walsh space indicator of the first MS; and transmitting the second error detection bits attached control information to the second MS. identifying, by the BS, first control information about the first data and second control information about the second data and an identifier, ID, of the second MS, the first control information comprising a walsh space indicator of the first MS, and the second control information comprising a walsh space indicator of the second MS and user control information of the second MS; generating first error detection bits based on the walsh space indicator of the first MS and the second control information ; padding a predetermined number of zeroes to the ID of the second MS so that a number of bits of the zeroes padded ID of the second MS is equal to a number of the first error detection bits; generating second error detection bits by exclusive-OR gating the first error detection bits with the zero-padded ID of the second MS; generating control information to be transmitted to the second MS by attaching the second error detection bits to a bit sequence corresponding to the second control information and the walsh space indicator of the first MS; and transmitting the second error detection bits attached control information to the second MS.
Watch comprising a watch case provided with a case middle, the case middle carrying an element provided with at least one index and defining an inner cavity ; the watch including at least one pair of electrodes and at least one light source device connected to the electrode pair and arranged opposite the index , the electrodes of the electrode pair being fixed inside the inner cavity , the element being water permeable such that, when the watch is immersed in seawater , the seawater can penetrate the inner cavity so that the electrode pair and the seawater form an electrochemical cell, for powering said light source device , characterized in that the element is an annular bezel mounted to rotate around the case middle, the bezel defining an inner cavity leading to the exterior of the watch case .
A push button operated switch including: - a case made of electrically insulating material, having a bottom wall , lateral walls being joined to the bottom wall and an open side opposite to the bottom wall ; - a push button that can be operated to command an electrical commutation of the switch and having a body provided with lateral walls crossing said open side , the push button being adapted to slide with respect to the case along a sliding axis (Z-Z), between a forward position and a backward position; - at least one elastic element adapted to exert a pushing force on the push button in order to bring back or keep the push button in the backward position; - complementary snap fit elements provided on the lateral walls of the case and on the lateral walls of the body of the push button ; - the push button operated switch includes a first stopping system including contact surfaces of the lateral walls of the case and of the lateral walls of the push button respectively, which are abutting to each other when the push button is in the backward position; characterized in that the first stopping system includes a push button alignment system including alignment elements engaging with each other starting from a given point on during the sliding movement of the push button from the forward position towards the backward position; - said snap fit elements carry the above-described alignment elements . - a case made of electrically insulating material, having a bottom wall , lateral walls being joined to the bottom wall and an open side opposite to the bottom wall ; - a push button that can be operated to command an electrical commutation of the switch and having a body provided with lateral walls crossing said open side , the push button being adapted to slide with respect to the case along a sliding axis (Z-Z), between a forward position and a backward position; - at least one elastic element adapted to exert a pushing force on the push button in order to bring back or keep the push button in the backward position; - complementary snap fit elements provided on the lateral walls of the case and on the lateral walls of the body of the push button ; - the push button operated switch includes a first stopping system including contact surfaces of the lateral walls of the case and of the lateral walls of the push button respectively, which are abutting to each other when the push button is in the backward position; - said snap fit elements carry the above-described alignment elements .
Silencer for the noise-reduced release of a gaseous medium from a valve of an inflatable water sports device under overpressure, preferably an inflatable stand-up paddle board , characterized in that the silencer is designed to open the valve of the water sports device with its aid and thereby release a gaseous medium under overpressure from the interior of the water sports device in a noise-reduced manner.