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A medical device (100; 200; 300) for use in an anastomosis procedure in a body lumen of a patient, the device comprising: a generally tubular graft (105; 205; 305) having a proximal portion and an opposite distal portion; and a self-expanding flange (110; 210; 310) disposed adjacent the distal portion of the tubular graft, the flange including an opening in communication with the graft to form a fluid passageway through the flange, the flange further including a wire frame having a plurality of resilient arms radiating outwardly from a central portion of the wire frame, and a membrane overlaying the wire frame; wherein the self-expanding flange is configured to expand within the body lumen of the patient and is configured to be anchored against one or more lumen walls when the medica device is deployed at an anastomotic site; characterised in that a segment of the distal portion of the tubular graft extends through the flange and curves outwardly therefrom. a generally tubular graft (105; 205; 305) having a proximal portion and an opposite distal portion; and a self-expanding flange (110; 210; 310) disposed adjacent the distal portion of the tubular graft, the flange including an opening in communication with the graft to form a fluid passageway through the flange, the flange further including a wire frame having a plurality of resilient arms radiating outwardly from a central portion of the wire frame, and a membrane overlaying the wire frame; wherein the self-expanding flange is configured to expand within the body lumen of the patient and is configured to be anchored against one or more lumen walls when the medica device is deployed at an anastomotic site; characterised in that a segment of the distal portion of the tubular graft extends through the flange and curves outwardly therefrom.
A power control device for use with one or more associated power units to provide a response to changes in a frequency of electricity flowing in a synchronous area of an electric power grid , wherein the electric power grid is connected to a measurement system arranged to determine a frequency response characteristic of the grid in said area and to determine one or more trigger parameters on the basis of the measured frequency response characteristic, the power control device being arranged to: intermittently receive one or more parameters from the measurement system , the one or more parameters being derived from a said determined frequency response characteristic; derive, on the basis of the received one or more parameters, a trigger condition; determine, based on a measured frequency characteristic of electric power flowing in the grid , whether the trigger condition is satisfied; and in response to a determination that the trigger condition is satisfied, change a power flow to and/or from the power unit , wherein when the trigger condition being satisfied indicates a rise in grid frequency, changing the power flow comprises increasing a power flow to and/or reducing a power flow from the one or more power units, and when the trigger condition being satisfied indicates a drop in grid frequency, changing the power flow comprises reducing a power to and/or increasing a power flow from the one or more power units. intermittently receive one or more parameters from the measurement system , the one or more parameters being derived from a said determined frequency response characteristic; derive, on the basis of the received one or more parameters, a trigger condition; determine, based on a measured frequency characteristic of electric power flowing in the grid , whether the trigger condition is satisfied; and in response to a determination that the trigger condition is satisfied, change a power flow to and/or from the power unit , wherein when the trigger condition being satisfied indicates a rise in grid frequency, changing the power flow comprises increasing a power flow to and/or reducing a power flow from the one or more power units, and when the trigger condition being satisfied indicates a drop in grid frequency, changing the power flow comprises reducing a power to and/or increasing a power flow from the one or more power units.
An image processor comprising: an image acquisition section for obtaining a TEM image of a sample held by a sample holding grid; a histogram generating section for generating from the image a histogram representative of a distribution of brightness values of pixels of the image; and a contrast adjusting section for excluding from the histogram subthreshold brightness values less than a threshold value calculated based on a maximum one of the brightness values of the image and adjusting the contrast of the image on the basis of the histogram from which the subthreshold brightness values have been excluded, wherein said contrast adjusting section calculates said threshold value by multiplying said maximum brightness value of the image by a given coefficient, and wherein the given coefficient is set based on the ratio (P2/P1) of the brightness value (P2) of the peak arising from the sample holding grid to the brightness value (P1) of the peak arising from the sample. an image acquisition section for obtaining a TEM image of a sample held by a sample holding grid; a histogram generating section for generating from the image a histogram representative of a distribution of brightness values of pixels of the image; and a contrast adjusting section for excluding from the histogram subthreshold brightness values less than a threshold value calculated based on a maximum one of the brightness values of the image and adjusting the contrast of the image on the basis of the histogram from which the subthreshold brightness values have been excluded, wherein said contrast adjusting section calculates said threshold value by multiplying said maximum brightness value of the image by a given coefficient, and wherein the given coefficient is set based on the ratio (P2/P1) of the brightness value (P2) of the peak arising from the sample holding grid to the brightness value (P1) of the peak arising from the sample.
A device for applying a vibration signal to a human skull bone , the device comprising a vibration element , a motor , a countermass , a retaining element and an accelerometer , the vibration element being adapted to transmit vibrations to a fixture osseointegrated in the skull bone , the vibration element having a surface adapted to abut the fixture in an operating position of the device , the motor being adapted to cause the vibration element and the countermass to vibrate relative to each other, the retaining element being adapted to retain the device in the operating position, characterised in that the accelerometer is mechanically connected to the countermass , such that it moves together with the countermass , and is adapted to provide an acceleration signal representative of an acceleration of the countermass , and where the device is configured to determine a vibrational force in dependence on the acceleration signal.
A computer implemented method comprising: aggregating , by a computer system (108; 600), a plurality of threat signatures from a plurality of threat signature data sources ; analysing , by the computer system (108; 600), bit stream data based on the plurality of threat signatures to detect a first threat in the bit stream data, the bit stream data being analyzed using a signature-based threat analysis; logging , by the computer system (108; 600), a result of analyzing the bit stream data as threat analysis log data, wherein: the threat analysis log data includes log data produced by an external deep packet inspection system; and the result of analysing the bit stream data comprises an indication of whether a packet of the bit stream data matches at least one threat signature in the plurality of threat signatures; analysing , by the computer system (108; 600), the threat analysis log data to detect a second threat in the bit stream data, wherein the analyzing the threat analysis log data is based on at least one heuristic; and triggering , by the computer system (108; 600), an action based on the analyzing the bit stream data or based on the analyzing the threat analysis log data. aggregating , by a computer system (108; 600), a plurality of threat signatures from a plurality of threat signature data sources ; analysing , by the computer system (108; 600), bit stream data based on the plurality of threat signatures to detect a first threat in the bit stream data, the bit stream data being analyzed using a signature-based threat analysis; logging , by the computer system (108; 600), a result of analyzing the bit stream data as threat analysis log data, wherein: the threat analysis log data includes log data produced by an external deep packet inspection system; and the result of analysing the bit stream data comprises an indication of whether a packet of the bit stream data matches at least one threat signature in the plurality of threat signatures; the threat analysis log data includes log data produced by an external deep packet inspection system; and the result of analysing the bit stream data comprises an indication of whether a packet of the bit stream data matches at least one threat signature in the plurality of threat signatures; analysing , by the computer system (108; 600), the threat analysis log data to detect a second threat in the bit stream data, wherein the analyzing the threat analysis log data is based on at least one heuristic; and triggering , by the computer system (108; 600), an action based on the analyzing the bit stream data or based on the analyzing the threat analysis log data.
A removable gas sensor module for a therapeutic gas delivery device, the gas sensor module comprising: a sample chamber operable to receive a sample gas from the therapeutic gas delivery device; and a gas detection unit comprising a plurality of sensors operable to measure at least one property of the sample gas, wherein the plurality of sensors include two or more of a gas detection sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, or a combination thereof, wherein the gas sensor module is self-contained within the therapeutic gas delivery device and swappable with another gas sensor module, wherein the gas detection unit is operable to electronically store or send to the therapeutic gas delivery device serial numbers, calibration data, and/or usage information of the gas sensor module, and characterised in that the gas sensor module is and shelf stable for at least 1 month. a sample chamber operable to receive a sample gas from the therapeutic gas delivery device; and a gas detection unit comprising a plurality of sensors operable to measure at least one property of the sample gas, wherein the plurality of sensors include two or more of a gas detection sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, or a combination thereof, wherein the gas sensor module is self-contained within the therapeutic gas delivery device and swappable with another gas sensor module, wherein the gas detection unit is operable to electronically store or send to the therapeutic gas delivery device serial numbers, calibration data, and/or usage information of the gas sensor module, and characterised in that the gas sensor module is and shelf stable for at least 1 month.
A metering device accomodating a cartridge , wherein the cartridge includes a support structure configured to hold an array of flat test-strips for fluids in a sheet-like configuration, in which the test strips are laid with a thin side of each strip adjacent to a thin side of a neighboring strip , wherein the cartridge comprises internal mechanisms for (i) ejecting a first test-strip from the cartridge and (ii) moving the array of test-strips through an opening in the cartridge , and wherein a single interface element on the metering device is operable to control the internal mechanisms, the metering device further comprising a toothed gear-rack operably coupling the interface element and the internal mechanisms, wherein the gear-rack is configured to successively engage and disengage from one or more test-strips of the array of test-strips as part of a test-strip ejection process, characterized in that the toothed gear-rack is movably mounted on a partially ramped structure such that the gear-rack disengages with the internal mechanisms of the cartridge when the gear-rack is moved to particular positions.
A method in an access node of a wireless network, the method comprising: during a training phase, - performing a first uplink signal quality measurement; - receiving a first downlink signal quality from a wireless device; and - determining a downlink signal quality mapping function based on a first uplink signal quality in the first uplink signal quality measurement and the first downlink signal quality, wherein the downlink signal quality mapping function indicates a relationship between uplink signal quality and downlink signal quality at the access node; and, during an execution phase, - performing a second uplink signal quality measurement; - deriving a second downlink signal quality based on the downlink signal quality mapping function and a second uplink signal quality in the second uplink signal quality measurement; and - performing a mobility management action based at least in part on the derived second downlink signal quality and not on downlink signal quality measurements of the wireless device. during a training phase, - performing a first uplink signal quality measurement; - receiving a first downlink signal quality from a wireless device; and - determining a downlink signal quality mapping function based on a first uplink signal quality in the first uplink signal quality measurement and the first downlink signal quality, wherein the downlink signal quality mapping function indicates a relationship between uplink signal quality and downlink signal quality at the access node; - performing a first uplink signal quality measurement; - receiving a first downlink signal quality from a wireless device; and - determining a downlink signal quality mapping function based on a first uplink signal quality in the first uplink signal quality measurement and the first downlink signal quality, wherein the downlink signal quality mapping function indicates a relationship between uplink signal quality and downlink signal quality at the access node; and, during an execution phase, - performing a second uplink signal quality measurement; - deriving a second downlink signal quality based on the downlink signal quality mapping function and a second uplink signal quality in the second uplink signal quality measurement; and - performing a mobility management action based at least in part on the derived second downlink signal quality and not on downlink signal quality measurements of the wireless device. - performing a second uplink signal quality measurement; - deriving a second downlink signal quality based on the downlink signal quality mapping function and a second uplink signal quality in the second uplink signal quality measurement; and - performing a mobility management action based at least in part on the derived second downlink signal quality and not on downlink signal quality measurements of the wireless device.
A heat exchanger comprising: a plurality of refrigerant tubes which respectively extend in a first direction, and are spaced apart from each other in a second direction; and a fin array coupleable to the plurality of refrigerant tubes , wherein the fin array comprises: a plurality of heat exchange fins disposed to contact the plurality of refrigerant tubes ; a plurality of folding parts which connects the plurality of heat exchange fins in the first direction; an insertion groove in which at least two of the refrigerant tubes among the plurality of refrigerant tubes arranged in a third direction are insertable; and at least one bead disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of folding parts so that the plurality of folding parts are bent in a predetermined shape, and the at least one bead is formed to protrude in the first direction so as to reinforce the strength of each of the plurality of folding parts. a plurality of refrigerant tubes which respectively extend in a first direction, and are spaced apart from each other in a second direction; and a fin array coupleable to the plurality of refrigerant tubes , wherein the fin array comprises: a plurality of heat exchange fins disposed to contact the plurality of refrigerant tubes ; a plurality of folding parts which connects the plurality of heat exchange fins in the first direction; an insertion groove in which at least two of the refrigerant tubes among the plurality of refrigerant tubes arranged in a third direction are insertable; and at least one bead disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of folding parts so that the plurality of folding parts are bent in a predetermined shape, and the at least one bead is formed to protrude in the first direction so as to reinforce the strength of each of the plurality of folding parts. a plurality of heat exchange fins disposed to contact the plurality of refrigerant tubes ; a plurality of folding parts which connects the plurality of heat exchange fins in the first direction; an insertion groove in which at least two of the refrigerant tubes among the plurality of refrigerant tubes arranged in a third direction are insertable; and at least one bead disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of folding parts so that the plurality of folding parts are bent in a predetermined shape, and the at least one bead is formed to protrude in the first direction so as to reinforce the strength of each of the plurality of folding parts.
A surface treatment method for making a treatment target comprising polyimide on a surface thereof hydrophilic or hydrophobic, the method comprising: covalently bonding a first resin to the surface comprising polyimide of the treatment target; and covalently bonding a second resin to the first resin; wherein the first resin has a primary amino group and/or a hydroxyl group, and a secondary amino group, and the second resin has a (meth)acryloyl group and/or a carbamoyl group, and a hydrophilic group and/or a hydrophobic group. covalently bonding a first resin to the surface comprising polyimide of the treatment target; and covalently bonding a second resin to the first resin; wherein the first resin has a primary amino group and/or a hydroxyl group, and a secondary amino group, and the second resin has a (meth)acryloyl group and/or a carbamoyl group, and a hydrophilic group and/or a hydrophobic group.
A steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising an inner casing tube in which a steering spindle is mounted rotatably about its longitudinal axis (L), an outer casing unit in which the inner casing tube is retained, and which can be directly or indirectly connected to the body of a motor vehicle, wherein a motorized adjustment drive is arranged between the outer casing unit and the inner casing tube , by means of which the outer casing unit and the inner casing tube can be displaced relative to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L), wherein the inner casing tube and the outer casing unit are coupled via an energy absorption device which has at least two energy absorption elements and a coupling device , wherein at least a first energy absorption element can be coupled or uncoupled between the inner casing tube and the outer casing unit via the coupling device , which energy absorption element can be plastically deformed in the coupled state with a relative displacement in the longitudinal direction of the inner casing tube and the outer casing unit , and the coupling device has a coupling element which is movable between the uncoupled and the coupled state. wherein the coupling element can be brought into operative engagement with a coupling piece which is connected to the first energy absorption element , wherein the adjustment drive is arranged between the energy absorption device and the outer casing unit , characterized in that the coupling piece is configured as intermediate element separate from the energy absorption element . an inner casing tube in which a steering spindle is mounted rotatably about its longitudinal axis (L), an outer casing unit in which the inner casing tube is retained, and which can be directly or indirectly connected to the body of a motor vehicle, wherein a motorized adjustment drive is arranged between the outer casing unit and the inner casing tube , by means of which the outer casing unit and the inner casing tube can be displaced relative to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L), wherein the inner casing tube and the outer casing unit are coupled via an energy absorption device which has at least two energy absorption elements and a coupling device , wherein at least a first energy absorption element can be coupled or uncoupled between the inner casing tube and the outer casing unit via the coupling device , which energy absorption element can be plastically deformed in the coupled state with a relative displacement in the longitudinal direction of the inner casing tube and the outer casing unit , and the coupling device has a coupling element which is movable between the uncoupled and the coupled state. wherein the coupling element can be brought into operative engagement with a coupling piece which is connected to the first energy absorption element , wherein the adjustment drive is arranged between the energy absorption device and the outer casing unit , characterized in that the coupling piece is configured as intermediate element separate from the energy absorption element .
A method of wireless communication performed by a receiver device, comprising: receiving , from a transmission point, a reference RF signal on a wireless channel; receiving , from a positioning entity (230, 270; 402), an indication that the reference RF signal serves as a source for a quasi-collocation, QCL, type(s) for positioning reference RF signals received by the receiver device from the transmission point on the wireless channel; measuring an average delay , a delay spread, or both the average delay and the delay spread of the reference RF signal based on the QCL type(s); receiving , from the transmission point, a positioning reference RF signal on the wireless channel; and identifying a time of arrival, ToA, of the positioning reference RF signal based on the measured average delay, the delay spread, or both the average delay and the delay spread of the reference RF signal; characterized in that the QCL type(s) indicates that the reference RF signal and the positioning reference RF signal have the same average delay only, the same delay spread only, or both the same average delay and the same delay spread. receiving , from a transmission point, a reference RF signal on a wireless channel; receiving , from a positioning entity (230, 270; 402), an indication that the reference RF signal serves as a source for a quasi-collocation, QCL, type(s) for positioning reference RF signals received by the receiver device from the transmission point on the wireless channel; measuring an average delay , a delay spread, or both the average delay and the delay spread of the reference RF signal based on the QCL type(s); receiving , from the transmission point, a positioning reference RF signal on the wireless channel; and identifying a time of arrival, ToA, of the positioning reference RF signal based on the measured average delay, the delay spread, or both the average delay and the delay spread of the reference RF signal; characterized in that the QCL type(s) indicates that the reference RF signal and the positioning reference RF signal have the same average delay only, the same delay spread only, or both the same average delay and the same delay spread.