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An extraction device comprising: a tube having a first open end and a second open end generally opposite from the first open end ; a dipstick configured to be inserted into the tube at the first open end , the dipstick having one or more features at a first end , the one or more features configured to retain collected material in which the dipstick is inserted prior to inserting the dipstick into the tube ; and a dipstick receiver cap removably coupled to the tube at the second open end , the dipstick receiver cap including a first projection , characterised by said collected material being a predefined amount of collected material and the first projection including one or more features configured to form a complementary fit within the one or more features of the dipstick to substantially remove the predefined amount of collected material from the one or more features of the dipstick . a tube having a first open end and a second open end generally opposite from the first open end ; a dipstick configured to be inserted into the tube at the first open end , the dipstick having one or more features at a first end , the one or more features configured to retain collected material in which the dipstick is inserted prior to inserting the dipstick into the tube ; and a dipstick receiver cap removably coupled to the tube at the second open end , the dipstick receiver cap including a first projection , characterised by said collected material being a predefined amount of collected material and the first projection including one or more features configured to form a complementary fit within the one or more features of the dipstick to substantially remove the predefined amount of collected material from the one or more features of the dipstick .
A method of controlling pressure in a microfluidic device , wherein said method comprises: providing a microfluidic device , comprising a microfluidic chip having a plurality of wells that are connected by capillary channels , and a manifold block configured to be disposed over the chip to seal each well and the capillary channels from the external environment, and configured to provide for an equal pressure of all the wells and capillary channels , said manifold block further having interconnecting channels , ends of the interconnecting channels being configured to face the chip and align respectively over the wells , and the interconnecting channels being configured to lead to one or more external pressure ports of the manifold block and to have a regulated external pressure be applied to said one or more external pressure ports , and wherein there is one gasket for each of the wells and each gasket is placed at each of the wells and configured to seal an interface between the manifold block and each well ; sealing the wells of the chip by the manifold block from the external environment after loading the wells with suitable reagents and reaction mixtures; and providing external pressure through the one or more external pressure ports on the manifold block during reaction processes in the wells of the microfluidic chip to suppress or prevent generation of bubbles in the wells and to suppress or prevent evaporation, condensation, and unintended movement of liquid by equalizing pressure over the wells and channels by the block . providing a microfluidic device , comprising a microfluidic chip having a plurality of wells that are connected by capillary channels , and a manifold block configured to be disposed over the chip to seal each well and the capillary channels from the external environment, and configured to provide for an equal pressure of all the wells and capillary channels , said manifold block further having interconnecting channels , ends of the interconnecting channels being configured to face the chip and align respectively over the wells , and the interconnecting channels being configured to lead to one or more external pressure ports of the manifold block and to have a regulated external pressure be applied to said one or more external pressure ports , and wherein there is one gasket for each of the wells and each gasket is placed at each of the wells and configured to seal an interface between the manifold block and each well ; sealing the wells of the chip by the manifold block from the external environment after loading the wells with suitable reagents and reaction mixtures; and providing external pressure through the one or more external pressure ports on the manifold block during reaction processes in the wells of the microfluidic chip to suppress or prevent generation of bubbles in the wells and to suppress or prevent evaporation, condensation, and unintended movement of liquid by equalizing pressure over the wells and channels by the block .
A photo-therapy device for treating skin rash present on a subject suffering from Grover's disease or diseases which are associated or co-existent with Grover's disease, the photo-therapy device comprises a plurality of lamps wherein each of the lamps has a wattage of at least 5 W to 100 W and generates and emit blue LED light having a wavelength in the range of between 450 and 475 nm, the lamps being mounted on one or more supporting surfaces in a pattern providing a uniform application of the radiation on a subject's skin at a radiation distance of 5.08 cm to 50.8 cm from the lamps during a total exposure time of at least 10 minutes, and wherein said device comprises two blue LED lamps baton each having a radiant power of 105 watts at 450 nm wavelength and a beam pattern which is Lambertian on a 0.56 m long light source emitting surface, and wherein the LED lamps are mounted on a supporting surface in the form of a wall or a moving surface and wherein said LED baton lamps are arranged in parallel, and wherein the distance between said two LED baton lamps is 15.24 cm.
A switch assembly for an ultrasonic surgical instrument including a handle housing configured to be supported in one hand, the switch assembly comprising a button assembly movably supported by the handle housing for selective axial and pivotal travel relative to a right switch contact, a central switch contact and a left switch contact such that axial movement of the button assembly in a first direction causes the button assembly to actuate the central switch contact and pivotal movement of the button assembly in a first pivotal direction causes the button assembly to actuate the left switch contact and pivotal movement of the button assembly in a second pivotal direction causes the button assembly to actuate the right switch contact.
A connection unit consisting of a male connector and a female connector for conveying fluid in the field of medical device, in particular for a neuraxial connection, wherein: - the male connector comprises a hollow conical male end-piece around which a male end-piece collar is formed, - the female connector comprises a hollow female end-piece around which a female collar is formed, - an outer diameter of the male end-piece being substantially equal to an inner diameter of the female end-piece so that the male end-piece is capable of penetrating the female end-piece , and - an inner diameter of the male end-piece collar being substantially equal to an outer diameter of the female end-piece , so that the female end-piece is capable of penetrating the male end-piece collar , the male end-piece collar and the female end-piece collar having matching threaded means , and in that the threaded means of the male end-piece collar extend radially from an outer surface of said male end-piece collar , whereas the threaded means of the female end-piece collar extend radially from an inner surface of said female end-piece collar , the connection unit being characterized in that the female end-piece is conical and in that an inner surface of the male end-piece collar diverges towards a distal end of the male end-piece collar , whereas an outer surface of the female end-piece converges towards a distal end of said female end-piece so as to create a wedge effect when the male connector and the female connector are connected, a conicity of the inner surface of the male end-piece collar being substantially equal to a conicity of the outer surface of the female end-piece . - the male connector comprises a hollow conical male end-piece around which a male end-piece collar is formed, - the female connector comprises a hollow female end-piece around which a female collar is formed, - an outer diameter of the male end-piece being substantially equal to an inner diameter of the female end-piece so that the male end-piece is capable of penetrating the female end-piece , and - an inner diameter of the male end-piece collar being substantially equal to an outer diameter of the female end-piece , so that the female end-piece is capable of penetrating the male end-piece collar , - an inner diameter of the male end-piece collar being substantially equal to an outer diameter of the female end-piece , so that the female end-piece is capable of penetrating the male end-piece collar ,
A control system operable to provide a modified primary control parameter for an aircraft, the control system comprising: a primary control parameter leg configured to output a demand in a primary control parameter of the aircraft, the primary control parameter comprising a parameter of fluid flowing in the bypass duct of an aircraft gas turbine engine ; a primary control parameter compensation leg configured to receive a detected change in absolute levels and/or spatial distributions of swirl angle and fan pressure at a common reference plane at a primary control parameter relative to a reference and convert the detected change into a change to the primary control parameter ; and a processor adapted to: receive the demand in the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter leg and the change to the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter compensation leg; compare the demand in the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter leg and the change to the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter compensation leg; and generate a modified primary control parameter for the aircraft. a primary control parameter leg configured to output a demand in a primary control parameter of the aircraft, the primary control parameter comprising a parameter of fluid flowing in the bypass duct of an aircraft gas turbine engine ; a primary control parameter compensation leg configured to receive a detected change in absolute levels and/or spatial distributions of swirl angle and fan pressure at a common reference plane at a primary control parameter relative to a reference and convert the detected change into a change to the primary control parameter ; and a processor adapted to: receive the demand in the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter leg and the change to the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter compensation leg; compare the demand in the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter leg and the change to the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter compensation leg; and generate a modified primary control parameter for the aircraft. receive the demand in the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter leg and the change to the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter compensation leg; compare the demand in the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter leg and the change to the primary control parameter output from the primary control parameter compensation leg; and generate a modified primary control parameter for the aircraft.
A ground injection agent concentration estimation method comprising: injecting an injection liquid comprising an injection agent comprising a purification agent to decompose a contaminant and an activator to activate bio-decomposition by the purification agent and markers comprising a first marker and a second different type of marker into the ground through a water injection well , wherein the first marker is characterized by exhibiting similar behavior to the purification agent in ground, and the second different type of marker is characterized by exhibiting similar behavior to the activator in ground and wherein the markers comprise one or more fluorescent dyes; measuring a concentration of the markers in groundwater at a location spaced apart from the water injection well ; and estimating a concentration of the injection agent in the groundwater from the concentration of the markers. injecting an injection liquid comprising an injection agent comprising a purification agent to decompose a contaminant and an activator to activate bio-decomposition by the purification agent and markers comprising a first marker and a second different type of marker into the ground through a water injection well , wherein the first marker is characterized by exhibiting similar behavior to the purification agent in ground, and the second different type of marker is characterized by exhibiting similar behavior to the activator in ground and wherein the markers comprise one or more fluorescent dyes; measuring a concentration of the markers in groundwater at a location spaced apart from the water injection well ; and estimating a concentration of the injection agent in the groundwater from the concentration of the markers.
Method for operating a hand-held distance measuring device designed as a laser distance measuring device , wherein, in at least one method step , at least one measurement accuracy influencing characteristic variable is captured by means of a sensor unit of the distance measuring device , wherein, in at least one method step , an achievable measurement accuracy class is determined on the basis of the measurement accuracy influencing characteristic variable by means of a computing unit of the distance measuring device , wherein, in at least one method step , at least one instruction is output in the form of an optical, acoustic and/or haptic signal on the basis of the at least one captured measurement accuracy influencing characteristic variable and/or the achievable measurement accuracy class, in particular by means of an output unit of the distance measuring device , and gives a user an instruction on how to use the laser distance measuring device to achieve a measurement accuracy class, characterized in that , in at least one method step , at least one measurement accuracy influencing characteristic variable designed as a movement characteristic variable is captured by means of a sensor unit , designed as an optical camera unit , of the distance measuring device , wherein the movement characteristic variable is a characteristic variable that describes a movement of the distance measuring device relative to its environment.
Device for the formation of stacks of packagings by stacking infusion bags with a conveying stretch on which infusion bags are conveyed from a bag production device to a removal station , a removal device associated with said removal stations and a stack holding device (122; 300), where said removal device is configured to be adapted to move said infusion bags from said conveying stretch to a stack holding device (122; 300) disposed in an introduction station , and with a buffer store which is disposed upstream of said stack holding device (122; 300) disposed in said introduction station and is configured to be adapted to buffer at least one infusion bag , characterized in that said buffer store comprises a clamping device acting upon oppositely disposed edges of said infusion bag .
A method for using wireless communications links to synchronize content between a host and an electronic device associated with a user, comprising: with the electronic device, automatically establishing a wireless communications link with the host when the user brings the electronic device into proximity of the host; and subsequent to automatically establishing the wireless communications link, automatically receiving, with the electronic device, content that has been transmitted by the host over the wireless communications link, characterized in that the wireless communications link is a millimeter-wave wireless communications link, and automatically receiving the content comprises: automatically forming a content request at the electronic device based on user content preferences; and transmitting the content request to the host, wherein if the host determines that the electronic device is likely to move out of range of the host prior to completion of transfer of the requested content, modifying the requested content for faster transmission. with the electronic device, automatically establishing a wireless communications link with the host when the user brings the electronic device into proximity of the host; and subsequent to automatically establishing the wireless communications link, automatically receiving, with the electronic device, content that has been transmitted by the host over the wireless communications link, characterized in that the wireless communications link is a millimeter-wave wireless communications link, and automatically receiving the content comprises: automatically forming a content request at the electronic device based on user content preferences; and transmitting the content request to the host, wherein if the host determines that the electronic device is likely to move out of range of the host prior to completion of transfer of the requested content, modifying the requested content for faster transmission. automatically forming a content request at the electronic device based on user content preferences; and transmitting the content request to the host, wherein if the host determines that the electronic device is likely to move out of range of the host prior to completion of transfer of the requested content, modifying the requested content for faster transmission.
An outer container having a longitudinal axis and being usable for a pressurized aerosol dispenser , said outer container comprising: a closed end bottom and an open neck longitudinally opposed thereto, said open neck having a valve attachment having a valve attachment diameter, a first surface disposed below said valve attachment and having a first surface diameter less than said valve attachment diameter, and a second surface disposed interior to said first surface and having a second surface diameter less than said first surface diameter, a transition distinguishing said first surface from said second surface , characterized in that a product delivery device complementary to said second surface can be disposed thereon and not interfere with a valve operable by a user when a said valve is attached to said valve attachment in engagement with said first surface , at least one of said first surface and said second surface being a sealing surface to prevent escape of propellant from said outer container to ambient when a valve is attached to said valve attachment, wherein said valve attachment comprises internal threads . a closed end bottom and an open neck longitudinally opposed thereto, said open neck having a valve attachment having a valve attachment diameter, a first surface disposed below said valve attachment and having a first surface diameter less than said valve attachment diameter, and a second surface disposed interior to said first surface and having a second surface diameter less than said first surface diameter, a transition distinguishing said first surface from said second surface , characterized in that a product delivery device complementary to said second surface can be disposed thereon and not interfere with a valve operable by a user when a said valve is attached to said valve attachment in engagement with said first surface , at least one of said first surface and said second surface being a sealing surface to prevent escape of propellant from said outer container to ambient when a valve is attached to said valve attachment, wherein said valve attachment comprises internal threads .
Wiper device comprising a wiper blade adapter which has at least one first wiper blade adapter element and at least one second wiper blade adapter element , which, in at least one mounted state, is mounted so as to be pivotable relative to the first wiper blade adapter element , and comprising a wiper arm adapter which, in the mounted state, is coupled to the second wiper blade adapter element , wherein the wiper blade adapter has a securing unit which is provided to permit removal of the wiper arm adapter from the wiper blade adapter exclusively in at least one removal pivoted position of the wiper arm adapter relative to the first wiper blade adapter element , characterized in that the first wiper blade adapter element has at least one blocking element which, in the mounted state, at least partially reaches through the second wiper blade adapter element and which is provided to block removal of the wiper arm adapter from the wiper blade adapter at least in one direction in at least one operating position of the wiper arm adapter relative to the first wiper blade adapter element .
A cadherin-11 antagonist in a therapeutically effective amount for use in a method for treating a subject having a non-joint inflammatory disorder, wherein the subject does not have fibrosis, and wherein the cadherin-11 antagonist is an anti-cadherin-11 antibody or an antigen-binding antibody fragment thereof or wherein the cadherin-11 antagonist is a nucleic acid that binds to cadherin-11 or a cadherin-11 nucleic acid.
Method of manufacturing an assembly of electronic components on a front surface of a semiconductor substrate comprising a plurality of field areas (ZC), each field area (ZC) comprising at least one field and each field comprising at least one electronic component , the method comprising a plurality of photolithography steps to form a stack of layers forming each electronic component , among which a step of photolithography for the opening of contacts of the electronic components (3, each photolithography step defining a mask level (L n ) and comprising the application of a mask (m n ) successively on each field in photolithography equipment, the positioning of said mask (m n ) on each field being performed relative to a reference mask level (L ref ), one of the masks (m n ) being designated as identification mask (m i ); the manufacturing method being characterized in that: - the mask applied at the photolithography step for the opening of the contacts corresponds to the identification mask (m i ); - at the photolithography step defining a mask level (L i ) associated with the identification mask (m i ), said mask (m i ) is positioned with a predetermined offset (D zc ) with respect to the reference mask level (L ref ), the offset (D zc ) being different for each field area (ZC), - the electronic component(s) of a field area (ZC) exhibit an identification element appearing as a predetermined offset (D zc ) between a pattern defined at the reference mask level (L ref ) and a pattern defined at the identification mask level (L i ). - the mask applied at the photolithography step for the opening of the contacts corresponds to the identification mask (m i ); - at the photolithography step defining a mask level (L i ) associated with the identification mask (m i ), said mask (m i ) is positioned with a predetermined offset (D zc ) with respect to the reference mask level (L ref ), the offset (D zc ) being different for each field area (ZC), - the electronic component(s) of a field area (ZC) exhibit an identification element appearing as a predetermined offset (D zc ) between a pattern defined at the reference mask level (L ref ) and a pattern defined at the identification mask level (L i ).