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A microfluidic device comprising: one or more magnets , wherein each magnet is operable to emit a magnetic field; a magnetizable layer arranged adjacent to the one or more magnets , wherein the magnetizable layer is configured to induce a gradient in the magnetic field of at least one of the magnets , and wherein the magnetizable layer comprises a first high magnetic permeability material , and a low magnetic permeability material arranged adjacent to or at least partially bordering the high magnetic permeability material , wherein the saturation flux density of the high magnetic permeability material is greater than 0.2 T; a microfluidic channel arranged on a surface of the magnetizable layer , wherein a central longitudinal axis of the microfluidic channel is arranged at an angle to or laterally offset from an interface between the high magnetic permeability material and the low magnetic permeability material ; and a passivation layer arranged on the surface of the magnetizable layer and forming a bottom surface to the microfluidic channel , characterized in that the thickness of the high magnetic permeability material is greater than 10 μm; and in that the magnets and magnetizable layer form an instrument portion, the microfluidic channel and the passivation layer form a cartridge portion, and the cartridge portion is removable and replaceable from the instrument portion. one or more magnets , wherein each magnet is operable to emit a magnetic field; a magnetizable layer arranged adjacent to the one or more magnets , wherein the magnetizable layer is configured to induce a gradient in the magnetic field of at least one of the magnets , and wherein the magnetizable layer comprises a first high magnetic permeability material , and a low magnetic permeability material arranged adjacent to or at least partially bordering the high magnetic permeability material , wherein the saturation flux density of the high magnetic permeability material is greater than 0.2 T; a microfluidic channel arranged on a surface of the magnetizable layer , wherein a central longitudinal axis of the microfluidic channel is arranged at an angle to or laterally offset from an interface between the high magnetic permeability material and the low magnetic permeability material ; and a passivation layer arranged on the surface of the magnetizable layer and forming a bottom surface to the microfluidic channel , characterized in that the thickness of the high magnetic permeability material is greater than 10 μm; and in that the magnets and magnetizable layer form an instrument portion, the microfluidic channel and the passivation layer form a cartridge portion, and the cartridge portion is removable and replaceable from the instrument portion.
A valve prosthesis for implantation into a native cardiac valve site of an individual, the valve prosthesis comprising: a valve body; and a frame supporting the valve body, the frame comprising: a central portion configured to fit securely within an annulus of the valve site; a support arm extending from the central portion of the frame and configured to extend over and secure a native valve leaflet; an inlet portion configured to engage the floor of the outflow tract of the native heart atrium and restrict movement of the valve prosthesis in a downstream direction of blood flow at the valve site; wherein the inlet portion includes an extension that protrudes in a radially outward direction from the central portion of the frame , wherein the inlet portion is substantially s-shaped, wherein the s-shape of the inlet portion is formed by the extension bending in a first curve from an inflow end of the frame towards an outflow end of the frame and then bending in a second curve back towards the inflow end . a valve body; and a frame supporting the valve body, the frame comprising: a central portion configured to fit securely within an annulus of the valve site; a support arm extending from the central portion of the frame and configured to extend over and secure a native valve leaflet; an inlet portion configured to engage the floor of the outflow tract of the native heart atrium and restrict movement of the valve prosthesis in a downstream direction of blood flow at the valve site; wherein the inlet portion includes an extension that protrudes in a radially outward direction from the central portion of the frame , wherein the inlet portion is substantially s-shaped, wherein the s-shape of the inlet portion is formed by the extension bending in a first curve from an inflow end of the frame towards an outflow end of the frame and then bending in a second curve back towards the inflow end . a central portion configured to fit securely within an annulus of the valve site; a support arm extending from the central portion of the frame and configured to extend over and secure a native valve leaflet; an inlet portion configured to engage the floor of the outflow tract of the native heart atrium and restrict movement of the valve prosthesis in a downstream direction of blood flow at the valve site; wherein the inlet portion includes an extension that protrudes in a radially outward direction from the central portion of the frame , wherein the inlet portion is substantially s-shaped, wherein the s-shape of the inlet portion is formed by the extension bending in a first curve from an inflow end of the frame towards an outflow end of the frame and then bending in a second curve back towards the inflow end .
A mode switching control method of an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner comprises an outdoor unit and an indoor unit , the outdoor unit comprises a compressor, a first end of the outdoor unit is connected to a first end of the indoor unit with a throttling element , a second end of the indoor unit is connected to a second end of the outdoor unit with a liquid storage tank , the method comprises: in response to switching the indoor unit to a refrigerating mode, obtaining an outlet superheat degree of the liquid storage tank , and determining whether the outlet superheat degree is less than a first preset threshold; in response to the outlet superheat degree being less than the first preset threshold, turning down opening of the throttling element until the outlet superheat degree is greater than a second preset threshold, wherein the second preset threshold is greater than the first preset threshold, characterised by : further in response to the outlet superheat degree being less than the first preset threshold, adjusting a saturation temperature corresponding to a target suction pressure of the compressor according to the outlet superheat degree, and controlling the compressor according to adjusted saturation temperature. in response to switching the indoor unit to a refrigerating mode, obtaining an outlet superheat degree of the liquid storage tank , and determining whether the outlet superheat degree is less than a first preset threshold; in response to the outlet superheat degree being less than the first preset threshold, turning down opening of the throttling element until the outlet superheat degree is greater than a second preset threshold, wherein the second preset threshold is greater than the first preset threshold, characterised by : further in response to the outlet superheat degree being less than the first preset threshold, adjusting a saturation temperature corresponding to a target suction pressure of the compressor according to the outlet superheat degree, and controlling the compressor according to adjusted saturation temperature.
A surgical device multi-socket for a high-frequency generator for connecting an electro-surgical instrument , namely a monopolar applicator, comprising - a coaxial socket which is designed to accommodate a coaxial plug element , and - a first contact opening which is designed to accommodate a first contact pin of a three-pin plug , and a second contact opening which is designed to accommodate a second contact pin of the three-pin plug , and - a third contact opening which is designed to accommodate a third contact pin of the three-pin plug, wherein the centers of the first contact opening and the second contact opening and the third contact opening are arranged on a straight line, and - a fourth contact opening for accommodation of a Bovie plug , - wherein the coaxial socket and the fourth contact opening are arranged between the second contact opening and the third contact opening , and - the coaxial socket and the fourth contact opening are arranged in such a way that a line connecting their centers is oriented orthogonally to a connection line connecting the centers of the first contact opening and the second contact opening and the third contact opening . - a coaxial socket which is designed to accommodate a coaxial plug element , and - a first contact opening which is designed to accommodate a first contact pin of a three-pin plug , and a second contact opening which is designed to accommodate a second contact pin of the three-pin plug , and - a third contact opening which is designed to accommodate a third contact pin of the three-pin plug, wherein the centers of the first contact opening and the second contact opening and the third contact opening are arranged on a straight line, and - a fourth contact opening for accommodation of a Bovie plug , - wherein the coaxial socket and the fourth contact opening are arranged between the second contact opening and the third contact opening , and - the coaxial socket and the fourth contact opening are arranged in such a way that a line connecting their centers is oriented orthogonally to a connection line connecting the centers of the first contact opening and the second contact opening and the third contact opening .
A blood purification apparatus comprising: a blood circuit including an arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit and through which blood of a patient is allowed to extracorporeally circulate from a distal end of the arterial blood circuit to a distal end of the venous blood circuit; a blood purification device interposed between the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit of the blood circuit and that is configured to purify the blood flowing through the blood circuit; a blood pump provided to the arterial blood circuit and that delivers the blood in the blood circuit; and an air-trap chamber connected to the blood circuit and that is configured to collect air in the blood flowing through the blood circuit, wherein a substitution-fluid-infusion device that is configured to infuse a substitution fluid is connected to the air-trap chamber; a substitution fluid layer is formable on a blood layer in the air-trap chamber; the air-trap chamber is provided with a blood-interface-detecting device that is configured to detect an interface between the blood layer and the substitution fluid layer that are formed in the air-trap chamber; and a lack of substitution fluid in the air-trap chamber is detectable on the basis of the interface between the blood layer and the substitution fluid layer that is detected by the blood-interface-detecting device. a blood circuit including an arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit and through which blood of a patient is allowed to extracorporeally circulate from a distal end of the arterial blood circuit to a distal end of the venous blood circuit; a blood purification device interposed between the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit of the blood circuit and that is configured to purify the blood flowing through the blood circuit; a blood pump provided to the arterial blood circuit and that delivers the blood in the blood circuit; and an air-trap chamber connected to the blood circuit and that is configured to collect air in the blood flowing through the blood circuit, wherein a substitution-fluid-infusion device that is configured to infuse a substitution fluid is connected to the air-trap chamber; a substitution fluid layer is formable on a blood layer in the air-trap chamber; the air-trap chamber is provided with a blood-interface-detecting device that is configured to detect an interface between the blood layer and the substitution fluid layer that are formed in the air-trap chamber; and a lack of substitution fluid in the air-trap chamber is detectable on the basis of the interface between the blood layer and the substitution fluid layer that is detected by the blood-interface-detecting device.
Method for changing from a first screen view (I) to a second screen view (II) of a user interface , comprising the steps of: - detecting an input means in an approach region of an input unit , characterized by, in response thereto, - displaying an indication at an edge of the first screen view (I) regarding the possibility of a change to the second screen view (II), - detection of a predefined gesture of a user, and changing from the first screen view (I) to the second screen view (II). - detecting an input means in an approach region of an input unit , characterized by, in response thereto, - displaying an indication at an edge of the first screen view (I) regarding the possibility of a change to the second screen view (II), - detection of a predefined gesture of a user, and changing from the first screen view (I) to the second screen view (II).
A female stress urinary incontinence device comprising: a biocompatible mesh having first and second ends (16a and 16b), and a length greater than a width; and a centering device , characterized in that , the centering device includes a solid, button-like element having opposing first and second surfaces (32 and 34) and a peripheral outer edge extending therebetween, the centering device further including a filamentary element having first and second ends (26 and 28) fixedly secured to said peripheral edge of the button-like element so as to form a loop therebetween, wherein the filamentary element of the centering device is woven through the mesh at the longitudinal center thereof, and in a direction perpendicular to the length of the mesh. a biocompatible mesh having first and second ends (16a and 16b), and a length greater than a width; and a centering device , characterized in that , the centering device includes a solid, button-like element having opposing first and second surfaces (32 and 34) and a peripheral outer edge extending therebetween, the centering device further including a filamentary element having first and second ends (26 and 28) fixedly secured to said peripheral edge of the button-like element so as to form a loop therebetween, wherein the filamentary element of the centering device is woven through the mesh at the longitudinal center thereof, and in a direction perpendicular to the length of the mesh.
A method for context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding a sequence of binary symbols representing a syntax element related to video data or a syntax element relative to a video data comprising for each binary symbol of the sequence of binary symbols: - obtaining a context value from a context model defined for the binary symbol, said context value comprising bits representing the probability, called a first probability p, for the binary symbol to be equal to a given binary value; - determining a second probability p' by modifying said first probability p according to at least one previously coded binary symbol of the sequence of binary symbols; - arithmetic coding the binary symbol based on said second probability p'; and - updating and storing the first probability p of said context value according to the coded binary symbol. - obtaining a context value from a context model defined for the binary symbol, said context value comprising bits representing the probability, called a first probability p, for the binary symbol to be equal to a given binary value; - determining a second probability p' by modifying said first probability p according to at least one previously coded binary symbol of the sequence of binary symbols; - arithmetic coding the binary symbol based on said second probability p'; and - updating and storing the first probability p of said context value according to the coded binary symbol.
An assembly comprising a system having a controlled interior environment comprising a cabinet defining an internal chamber , upper and lower nip rollers mounted on the cabinet and forming a nip through which a web of material can pass; and an airfoil assembly for minimizing entry of air into said system 2. comprising an upper airfoil cantilevered from the cabinet , the upper airfoil comprising a first wall and a second wall , the first wall having a rear end , a forward end , an upper surface and a lower surface , the rear end of the first wall being arranged relative to the cabinet more proximate to the upper nip roller than the forward end such that the forward end is spaced from the cabinet , the second wall having a top end , a forward surface and a rearward surface , the second wall extending upwardly from the upper surface of the first wall and at an angle relative to the first wall , a lower airfoil cantilevered from the cabinet , the lower airfoil comprising a first wall and a second wall , the first wall of the lower airfoil having a rear end , a forward end , an upper surface and a lower surface , the rear end of the first wall of the lower airfoil being arranged relative to the cabinet more proximate to the lower nip roller than the forward end of the lower airfoil such that the forward end of the lower airfoil is spaced from the cabinet , the second wall of the lower airfoil having a top end , a forward surface and a rearward surface , the second wall of the lower airfoil extending downwardly from the lower surface of the first wall of the lower airfoil and at an angle relative to the first wall of the lower airfoil , wherein the airfoils are configured to deflect encountered air entrained by the web on the web's upper and lower surface .
An assembly of two valves , each valve comprising: - a base body which defines a section for the flow of a fluid; - a plug member movable in rotation relative to the base body about an axis of rotation (X-X) between a fluid passage position and a plugged position of the flow section; - an actuation shaft of the plug member crossing the base body ; - sealing means interposed between the actuation shaft and the base body , - an actuation device configured to displace the actuation shaft between the passage and plugged positions, the sealing means comprising a mechanical seal , the two flow sections being aligned, characterized in that the two valves are identical and are disposed at 180° with respect to one another about an axis extending perpendicular to the axis (Y-Y) of the flow sections and to the axis of rotation (X-X) of the plug members . - a base body which defines a section for the flow of a fluid; - a plug member movable in rotation relative to the base body about an axis of rotation (X-X) between a fluid passage position and a plugged position of the flow section; - an actuation shaft of the plug member crossing the base body ; - sealing means interposed between the actuation shaft and the base body , - an actuation device configured to displace the actuation shaft between the passage and plugged positions, the sealing means comprising a mechanical seal , the two flow sections being aligned, characterized in that the two valves are identical and are disposed at 180° with respect to one another about an axis extending perpendicular to the axis (Y-Y) of the flow sections and to the axis of rotation (X-X) of the plug members .
A therapeutic essential fatty acid composition for use in a method of increasing the resistance to detrimental or degradative processes in a human or animal wherein said processes are mediated by reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species, or radiation, comprising an isotopically modified essential fatty acid in which at least one exchangeable H is 2 H (deuterium); wherein the isotopically modified essential fatty acid is ingested; further wherein, when ingested result in the formation of bodily constituents that are functionally equivalent to normal bodily constituents but which have a greater resistance to degradative or detrimental processes mediated by ROS, RNS or radiation. an isotopically modified essential fatty acid in which at least one exchangeable H is 2 H (deuterium); wherein the isotopically modified essential fatty acid is ingested; further wherein, when ingested result in the formation of bodily constituents that are functionally equivalent to normal bodily constituents but which have a greater resistance to degradative or detrimental processes mediated by ROS, RNS or radiation.
A nuclear fuel assembly for a pressurised water nuclear reactor , the assembly comprising nuclear fuel rods , guide tubes for receiving absorbing rods of a command cluster and possibly an instrumentation tube, the rods being divided into two zones : - a central zone , all rods in the central zone being rods whose fuel, prior to irradiation, is exclusively based on mixed oxide of uranium and plutonium; and - a peripheral zone extending along outer faces of the assembly , all rods in the peripheral zone containing, prior to irradiation, uranium oxide but no plutonium oxide, characterised in that the uranium of the rods of the central zone has a mass content of uranium 235 strictly lower than the mass content of uranium 235 of the rods of the peripheral zone . - a central zone , all rods in the central zone being rods whose fuel, prior to irradiation, is exclusively based on mixed oxide of uranium and plutonium; and - a peripheral zone extending along outer faces of the assembly , all rods in the peripheral zone containing, prior to irradiation, uranium oxide but no plutonium oxide,
A laser treatment method of a metallic work piece comprising at least the steps of: a) directing a laser beam onto the work piece at a working zone of the working piece in order to execute a cutting and/or piercing; b) executing a relative movement between the laser beam and the work piece at a determined velocity; c) acquiring a plurality of acquired images of the working zone ; and characterized by the steps of: d) determining a time course of at least one characteristic parameter from the acquired images ; e) calculating at least one statistical parameter from the time course of the characteristic parameter; f) establishing a quality value from the statistical parameter; g) controlling one or more process parameters, in particular at least an intensity of the laser beam and/or a laser frequency of the laser beam and/or a position of the focus of the laser beam and/or the determined velocity and/or a gas jet and/or a gas pressure of the gas jet, in function of the quality value. a) directing a laser beam onto the work piece at a working zone of the working piece in order to execute a cutting and/or piercing; b) executing a relative movement between the laser beam and the work piece at a determined velocity; c) acquiring a plurality of acquired images of the working zone ; d) determining a time course of at least one characteristic parameter from the acquired images ; e) calculating at least one statistical parameter from the time course of the characteristic parameter; f) establishing a quality value from the statistical parameter; g) controlling one or more process parameters, in particular at least an intensity of the laser beam and/or a laser frequency of the laser beam and/or a position of the focus of the laser beam and/or the determined velocity and/or a gas jet and/or a gas pressure of the gas jet, in function of the quality value.