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A surgical device, comprising: a) an elongate shaft comprising an outer tube and an inner rod positioned in the outer tube , the outer tube and inner rod each comprising a distal end and a proximal end ; b) an actuator operably connected to the proximal ends of the outer tube and the inner rod ; c) an end effector adapted for in vivo attachment to and detachment from the elongate shaft , the end effector comprising: i) an outer casing comprising a first detent mating feature adapted to engage the distal end of the outer tube ; ii) an inner shuttle axially moveable relative the outer casing , the shuttle comprising a second detent mating feature adapted to engage the distal end of the inner rod , wherein the second detent mating feature comprises a pair of proximally oriented prongs , each having a medially oriented tooth adapted to engage a notch on the inner rod ; iii) a pair of surgical jaws having an opened position and closed position dependant on the relative axial position of the shuttle and casing ; d) a tubular loader sized to receive the end effector , the tubular loader comprising a third detent mating feature adapted to engage the end effector . a) an elongate shaft comprising an outer tube and an inner rod positioned in the outer tube , the outer tube and inner rod each comprising a distal end and a proximal end ; b) an actuator operably connected to the proximal ends of the outer tube and the inner rod ; c) an end effector adapted for in vivo attachment to and detachment from the elongate shaft , the end effector comprising: i) an outer casing comprising a first detent mating feature adapted to engage the distal end of the outer tube ; ii) an inner shuttle axially moveable relative the outer casing , the shuttle comprising a second detent mating feature adapted to engage the distal end of the inner rod , wherein the second detent mating feature comprises a pair of proximally oriented prongs , each having a medially oriented tooth adapted to engage a notch on the inner rod ; iii) a pair of surgical jaws having an opened position and closed position dependant on the relative axial position of the shuttle and casing ; i) an outer casing comprising a first detent mating feature adapted to engage the distal end of the outer tube ; ii) an inner shuttle axially moveable relative the outer casing , the shuttle comprising a second detent mating feature adapted to engage the distal end of the inner rod , wherein the second detent mating feature comprises a pair of proximally oriented prongs , each having a medially oriented tooth adapted to engage a notch on the inner rod ; iii) a pair of surgical jaws having an opened position and closed position dependant on the relative axial position of the shuttle and casing ; d) a tubular loader sized to receive the end effector , the tubular loader comprising a third detent mating feature adapted to engage the end effector .
A method for providing subnet management packet, SMP, firewall restrictions in a middleware machine environment operating on one or more microprocessors, comprising: providing a secure firmware implementation on a host channel adaptor, HCA, that connects to an infiniband, IB, fabric , wherein the HCA is associated with a host ; receiving at least one SMP via the secure firmware implementation, wherein the at least one SMP is either received from the host or destined for the host; preventing, via the secure firmware implementation, the host from sending the at least one SMP to the IB fabric or receiving the at least one SMP destined for the host; including a proxy function in the secure firmware implementation, wherein the proxy function can communicate with software on the host through a local out-of-band interface; and allowing a subnet manager component associated with the IB fabric to send SMPs to the host software via the proxy function. providing a secure firmware implementation on a host channel adaptor, HCA, that connects to an infiniband, IB, fabric , wherein the HCA is associated with a host ; receiving at least one SMP via the secure firmware implementation, wherein the at least one SMP is either received from the host or destined for the host; preventing, via the secure firmware implementation, the host from sending the at least one SMP to the IB fabric or receiving the at least one SMP destined for the host; including a proxy function in the secure firmware implementation, wherein the proxy function can communicate with software on the host through a local out-of-band interface; and allowing a subnet manager component associated with the IB fabric to send SMPs to the host software via the proxy function.
A force sensor for measuring magnitude of a contact force exerted by a surface of a vessel wall or an organ on a distal portion of a catheter, the force sensor comprising an elastic tube and at least one strain gauge , the elastic tube having a hollow portion formed in a wall thereof, the strain gauge having no overlap with the hollow portion, wherein the hollow portion comprises at least one arcuate first through-slot , each first through-slot having opposing ends between which one strain gauge is arranged or a plurality of strain gauges are arranged side-by-side.
An air-conditioner comprising: a control section ; a indoor heat exchanger ; a indoor fan having a plurality of fan blades ; an indoor device in which the indoor fan and the indoor heat exchanger are mounted; and a fan cleaning section provided with a fan-cleaning motor as well as a shaft portion and a brush , being disposed between the indoor heat exchanger and the indoor fan and configured to clean the indoor fan , wherein the shaft portion is a rod-shaped member running parallel with the axial direction of the indoor fan , and is journaled at both ends thereof, wherein the fan cleaning section is configured to contact the indoor fan after a start of rotation of the indoor fan , wherein the control section is configured to cause the indoor fan to rotate in an opposite direction to the direction during air-conditioning operation, and when the indoor fan has reached a predetermined number of rotations, to cause the brush to pivot about the shaft portion from a first position, in which the brush is not in contact with the fan blades of the indoor fan , to a second position, in which the brush contacts the fan blades of the indoor fan . a control section ; a indoor heat exchanger ; a indoor fan having a plurality of fan blades ; an indoor device in which the indoor fan and the indoor heat exchanger are mounted; and a fan cleaning section provided with a fan-cleaning motor as well as a shaft portion and a brush , being disposed between the indoor heat exchanger and the indoor fan and configured to clean the indoor fan , wherein the shaft portion is a rod-shaped member running parallel with the axial direction of the indoor fan , and is journaled at both ends thereof, wherein the fan cleaning section is configured to contact the indoor fan after a start of rotation of the indoor fan , wherein the control section is configured to cause the indoor fan to rotate in an opposite direction to the direction during air-conditioning operation, and when the indoor fan has reached a predetermined number of rotations, to cause the brush to pivot about the shaft portion from a first position, in which the brush is not in contact with the fan blades of the indoor fan , to a second position, in which the brush contacts the fan blades of the indoor fan .
A method for a protected sharing of data stored in a hearing system , which comprises at least a hearing device used by a hearing device user , with a third party device , the method comprising: storing a definition of a first trusted party and of a second trusted party in the hearing system ; providing a sharing request for the data to be shared to a device of the first trusted party and to a device of the second trusted party; generating a first sharing approval by the device of the first trusted party and a second sharing approval by the device of the second trusted party, and sharing the data with the third party device upon generation of the first and the second sharing approval. storing a definition of a first trusted party and of a second trusted party in the hearing system ; providing a sharing request for the data to be shared to a device of the first trusted party and to a device of the second trusted party; generating a first sharing approval by the device of the first trusted party and a second sharing approval by the device of the second trusted party, and sharing the data with the third party device upon generation of the first and the second sharing approval.
Lightning protection system of a wind turbine blade , whose shells include at least one electrically conductive component (22; 42; 62) embedded into them, comprising injection means of lightning currents in said electrically conductive component (22; 42; 62) upon receipt through an input cable connected directly or indirectly with one or more lightning receptors of the blade, wherein said injection means of lightning currents comprise: - a current receptor element (27; 47; 67) connected to said input cable and arranged over an area of the shells close to the electrically conductive component (22; 42; 62); and characterized in that said injection means of lightning currents further comprise - a current injection element (28; 48; 68; 69, 69') arranged over the electrically conductive component (22; 42; 62) and connected to the current receptor element by at least two distribution cables (31, 32; 51, 52, 53; 71, 72, 73, 74); and in that the electrically conductive component is a "cap" and the injection means comprise a current receptor element and a current injection element that are connected by the at least two distribution cables and configured to achieve a distribution of currents in said distribution cables that prevents areas with high current density in the current injection element ; and the value of the electric field is reduced in the local injection area with the consequent reduction of the temperature increase. - a current receptor element (27; 47; 67) connected to said input cable and arranged over an area of the shells close to the electrically conductive component (22; 42; 62); and characterized in that said injection means of lightning currents further comprise - a current injection element (28; 48; 68; 69, 69') arranged over the electrically conductive component (22; 42; 62) and connected to the current receptor element by at least two distribution cables (31, 32; 51, 52, 53; 71, 72, 73, 74); and in that
A Q switch resonator , comprising: an optical resonator formed of at least two mirrors , and configured to accumulate power of a continuous wave or an intermittent continuous wave incident from an outside; and a switching element provided in the optical resonator, wherein, when the power accumulated in the optical resonator increases to a predetermined level, the switching element outputs an optical pulse by lowering a Q factor from a first level to a second level lower than the first level; characterized in that the optical resonator does not contain a gain medium inside the optical resonator. an optical resonator formed of at least two mirrors , and configured to accumulate power of a continuous wave or an intermittent continuous wave incident from an outside; and a switching element provided in the optical resonator, wherein, when the power accumulated in the optical resonator increases to a predetermined level, the switching element outputs an optical pulse by lowering a Q factor from a first level to a second level lower than the first level; characterized in that the optical resonator does not contain a gain medium inside the optical resonator.
A drive device comprising: a rotor and a stator of a motor; a case that contains the rotor and the stator ; a rotating plate that is disposed outside of the case and rotates in conjunction with rotation of the rotor ; a stopping member that stops the rotation of the rotating plate by contacting the rotating plate ; and a ventilation member that is attached to the case and includes a ventilation membrane including a plurality of pores formed therein to prevent a fluid and a solid from penetrating into an inside space (S) of the case from outside of the case and to permit flow of a gas between the inside space and the outside, wherein the case includes a fastening-side case that supports the stator , the ventilation member is attached to the fastening-side case , and ventilation in the inside space (S) is performed through the ventilation membrane of the ventilation member to the outside; characterized in that the case includes a rotating-side case that supports the rotor and rotates around a shaft center (CL) with the rotor , the inside space (S) formed by the rotating-side case and the fastening-side case being sealed. a rotor and a stator of a motor; a case that contains the rotor and the stator ; a rotating plate that is disposed outside of the case and rotates in conjunction with rotation of the rotor ; a stopping member that stops the rotation of the rotating plate by contacting the rotating plate ; and a ventilation member that is attached to the case and includes a ventilation membrane including a plurality of pores formed therein to prevent a fluid and a solid from penetrating into an inside space (S) of the case from outside of the case and to permit flow of a gas between the inside space and the outside, wherein the case includes a fastening-side case that supports the stator , the ventilation member is attached to the fastening-side case , and ventilation in the inside space (S) is performed through the ventilation membrane of the ventilation member to the outside; characterized in that the case includes a rotating-side case that supports the rotor and rotates around a shaft center (CL) with the rotor , the inside space (S) formed by the rotating-side case and the fastening-side case being sealed.
A particle therapy system comprising: a synchrocyclotron (10; 502) to output a particle beam; a magnet (12; 108) to affect a direction of the particle beam to scan the particle beam across at least part of an irradiation target; wherein scanning performed by the particle therapy system is spot scanning; and characterized in that the particle therapy system further comprises: scattering material that is configurable to change a spot size of the particle beam to a selected spot size among multiple spot sizes prior to output of the particle beam to the irradiation target, wherein the scattering material comprises mechanical scatterers being movable into, or out of, a path of the particle beam or a piezoelectric material that is responsive to an applied voltage to increase or decrease in thickness, wherein the spot size is changeable from scan-location to scan-location; and wherein the spot size is changeable on a time scale on the order of tenths of a second or less. a synchrocyclotron (10; 502) to output a particle beam; a magnet (12; 108) to affect a direction of the particle beam to scan the particle beam across at least part of an irradiation target; wherein scanning performed by the particle therapy system is spot scanning; and characterized in that the particle therapy system further comprises: scattering material that is configurable to change a spot size of the particle beam to a selected spot size among multiple spot sizes prior to output of the particle beam to the irradiation target, wherein the scattering material comprises mechanical scatterers being movable into, or out of, a path of the particle beam or a piezoelectric material that is responsive to an applied voltage to increase or decrease in thickness, wherein the spot size is changeable from scan-location to scan-location; and wherein the spot size is changeable on a time scale on the order of tenths of a second or less. scattering material that is configurable to change a spot size of the particle beam to a selected spot size among multiple spot sizes prior to output of the particle beam to the irradiation target, wherein the scattering material comprises mechanical scatterers being movable into, or out of, a path of the particle beam or a piezoelectric material that is responsive to an applied voltage to increase or decrease in thickness, wherein the spot size is changeable from scan-location to scan-location; and wherein the spot size is changeable on a time scale on the order of tenths of a second or less.
A method for controlling a diagnostic device that transports cartridges with a conveyor belt including steps of: (a) mounting a first cartridge in a first slot of the conveyor belt ; (b) performing an incubation reaction on the first cartridge; (c) transporting the first cartridge in a forward direction (G) to a measuring unit when a predetermined time for incubation has elapsed from the time of mounting the first cartridge; (d) mounting a second cartridge in a second slot ; (e) reading a reaction result in the first cartridge ; and (f) discharging the first cartridge that has been read, from the conveyor belt , characterized in that during step (d) the second cartridge is mounted in said second slot located at the rear of the first slot by driving the conveyor belt in a reverse direction (H) if the first cartridge being incubated is present on the conveyor belt. (a) mounting a first cartridge in a first slot of the conveyor belt ; (b) performing an incubation reaction on the first cartridge; (c) transporting the first cartridge in a forward direction (G) to a measuring unit when a predetermined time for incubation has elapsed from the time of mounting the first cartridge; (d) mounting a second cartridge in a second slot ; (e) reading a reaction result in the first cartridge ; and (f) discharging the first cartridge that has been read, from the conveyor belt ,
A process for the treatment of a composition comprising yeast cell walls comprising β-glucans which are insoluble when extracted with water and <15% of the total β-glucans present in the yeast cell wall is soluble when extracted with DMSO, the process comprising contacting said composition with laminaripentaose-producing-β-1,3-glucanase and inactivating the laminaripentaose-producing-β-1,3-glucanase to result in a composition comprising yeast cell walls wherein the β-glucans have an improved solubility in DMSO and the ratio of β-glucans soluble in DMSO compared to water is greater than or equal to 2.
An oxide semiconductor gas sensor for the detection of methylbenzene gases comprising a gas sensing layer composed of nickel oxide (NiO) doped with chromium (Cr), wherein the gas sensing layer comprises chromium in an amount of 0.2 to 2 at%.
A pump comprising: a housing defining first and second pump housings ; a stator supported in the housing; a rotor supported in the housing and rotatable about an axis , the rotor comprising a first pumping stage comprising_a first impeller disposed in the first pump housing and a second pumping stage comprising a second impeller disposed in the second pump housing , characterized in that the pump is configured such that inlet pressures acting on the first impeller move the rotor relative to the housing in a first direction along the axis and inlet pressures acting on the second impeller move the rotor relative to the housing in a second direction along the axis opposite the first direction, movement of the rotor in the first and second directions adjusting hydraulic performance characteristics of the first and second pumping stages such that axial movement of the rotor that produces increased flow from the first pumping stage will also produce a decrease in flow from the second pumping stage , and such that axial movement of the rotor that produces increased flow from the second pumping stage will also produce a decrease in flow from the first pumping stage . a housing defining first and second pump housings ; a stator supported in the housing; a rotor supported in the housing and rotatable about an axis , the rotor comprising a first pumping stage comprising_a first impeller disposed in the first pump housing and a second pumping stage comprising a second impeller disposed in the second pump housing , characterized in that the pump is configured such that inlet pressures acting on the first impeller move the rotor relative to the housing in a first direction along the axis and inlet pressures acting on the second impeller move the rotor relative to the housing in a second direction along the axis opposite the first direction, movement of the rotor in the first and second directions adjusting hydraulic performance characteristics of the first and second pumping stages such that axial movement of the rotor that produces increased flow from the first pumping stage will also produce a decrease in flow from the second pumping stage , and such that axial movement of the rotor that produces increased flow from the second pumping stage will also produce a decrease in flow from the first pumping stage .
A quantitative output apparatus, which comprises: an actuator comprising an output wheel , an auxiliary wheel and a passage portion; a transmission rope guided between the output wheel and the auxiliary wheel and passing through the passage portion; and a driving device for driving the transmission rope to move in the passage portion of the actuator; characterized in that the transmission rope comprises a thick rope portion and a thin rope portion ; when the thin rope portion passes through the passage portion, the thin rope portion does not drive the output wheel to rotate; and when the thick rope portion passes through the passage portion, the thick rope portion frictionally drives the output wheel to rotate. an actuator comprising an output wheel , an auxiliary wheel and a passage portion; a transmission rope guided between the output wheel and the auxiliary wheel and passing through the passage portion; and a driving device for driving the transmission rope to move in the passage portion of the actuator; characterized in that the transmission rope comprises a thick rope portion and a thin rope portion ; when the thin rope portion passes through the passage portion, the thin rope portion does not drive the output wheel to rotate; and when the thick rope portion passes through the passage portion, the thick rope portion frictionally drives the output wheel to rotate.
A method, comprising: obtaining a plurality of qubit parameters and data describing dependencies of the plurality of qubit parameters on one or more other qubit parameters ; identifying a qubit parameter ; selecting a set of qubit parameters that includes the identified qubit parameter and one or more dependent qubit parameters ; processing one or more parameters in the set of qubit parameters in sequence according to the data describing dependencies , comprising, for a parameter in the set of qubit parameters: performing a calibration test on the parameter; and performing a first calibration experiment or a diagnostic calibration algorithm on the parameter when the calibration test fails. obtaining a plurality of qubit parameters and data describing dependencies of the plurality of qubit parameters on one or more other qubit parameters ; identifying a qubit parameter ; selecting a set of qubit parameters that includes the identified qubit parameter and one or more dependent qubit parameters ; processing one or more parameters in the set of qubit parameters in sequence according to the data describing dependencies , comprising, for a parameter in the set of qubit parameters: performing a calibration test on the parameter; and performing a first calibration experiment or a diagnostic calibration algorithm on the parameter when the calibration test fails. performing a calibration test on the parameter; and performing a first calibration experiment or a diagnostic calibration algorithm on the parameter when the calibration test fails.