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Monitoring system of blood component bags, comprising at least one sensing device comprising at least one temperature sensor configured to detect at least one value of temperature of at least one bag (S) containing blood components, said sensing device being moveable with respect to said bag (S) between an operating position, wherein it is positioned at the point where said bag (S) is located and wherein said temperature sensor detects said value of temperature, and a far-away position, wherein it is moved away from said bag (S), wherein the monitoring system comprises: - at least one support which is adapted to contain said bag (S) and comprising at least one housing of said bag (S) and at least one seat of said sensing device in said operating position; and - retaining means of said bag (S) associated with said support and positionable between an open configuration, wherein said bag (S) is movable with respect to said housing , and a closed configuration, wherein said bag (S) is retained inside said housing ; characterized by the fact that said sensing device comprises at least one contact sensor configured to detect the positioning of said sensing device in said operating position and by the fact that, in said operating position, said sensing device is configured to lock said retaining means in said closed configuration. - at least one support which is adapted to contain said bag (S) and comprising at least one housing of said bag (S) and at least one seat of said sensing device in said operating position; and - retaining means of said bag (S) associated with said support and positionable between an open configuration, wherein said bag (S) is movable with respect to said housing , and a closed configuration, wherein said bag (S) is retained inside said housing ;
An evaporation process comprising: conveying a bottoms stream from an extractive distillation column to an evaporator system, the evaporator system including one or more evaporation stages, wherein a first evaporation stage is configured to receive the bottoms stream from the distillation column, providing an aqueous condensate and a liquid residue from the one or more evaporation stages, wherein the evaporation percentage of the bottoms of the extractive distillation column is greater than 60% and wherein the aqueous condensate has 0.1 weight percent or less heavy organic impurities and the liquid residue has 3 to 10 wt% heavy organic impurities; and conveying the aqueous condensate to a quench column and/or light organic stripper. conveying a bottoms stream from an extractive distillation column to an evaporator system, the evaporator system including one or more evaporation stages, wherein a first evaporation stage is configured to receive the bottoms stream from the distillation column, providing an aqueous condensate and a liquid residue from the one or more evaporation stages, wherein the evaporation percentage of the bottoms of the extractive distillation column is greater than 60% and wherein the aqueous condensate has 0.1 weight percent or less heavy organic impurities and the liquid residue has 3 to 10 wt% heavy organic impurities; and conveying the aqueous condensate to a quench column and/or light organic stripper.
A closure system for tightening an article comprising: a housing having an interior region; a spool positioned within the interior region and rotatable relative thereto; a tension member coupled with the spool ; a rotatable knob that is configured to rotate the spool within the interior region and thereby tension the tension member to tighten the article; and characterised by a tension release mechanism including a pair of discs that are axially aligned and frictionally engage to allow the spool to be rotated in a first direction via a first operation of the rotatable knob to incrementally tension the tension member and that disengage to allow the spool to be rotated in a second direction via a second operation of the rotatable knob such that the tension member's tension is releasable in substantially infinitely small increments in which loosening of the tension member's tension does not involve discrete loosening segments or steps. a housing having an interior region; a spool positioned within the interior region and rotatable relative thereto; a tension member coupled with the spool ; a rotatable knob that is configured to rotate the spool within the interior region and thereby tension the tension member to tighten the article; and characterised by a tension release mechanism including a pair of discs that are axially aligned and frictionally engage to allow the spool to be rotated in a first direction via a first operation of the rotatable knob to incrementally tension the tension member and that disengage to allow the spool to be rotated in a second direction via a second operation of the rotatable knob such that the tension member's tension is releasable in substantially infinitely small increments in which loosening of the tension member's tension does not involve discrete loosening segments or steps.
Pneumatic vehicle tyre comprising a tread with at least one profile rib , which is delimited on at least one side by a circumferential channel and is provided over its circumference with a multiplicity of grooves entering the circumferential channel , each groove running in relation to the circumferential direction at an angle (α) of 5° to 70° and each groove being delimited by a groove base and two groove walls , which respectively have a cross-sectionally curved radially outer wall portion , characterized in that the radially outer wall portion of one groove wall is curved convexly in cross section and the radially outer wall portion of the other groove wall is curved concavely in cross section.
A method for producing a plurality of implants from a previously removed human or animal cornea, the method comprising the following steps: - depositing the cornea in a holding device including first and second plates transparent to the laser beam emitted by a laser source, the cornea being positioned between the first and second plates to apply mechanical stress to the anterior and posterior faces of the cornea, - cutting , using the laser beam, the cornea contained in the holding device to obtain a cut cornea, the cutting step comprising generating gas bubbles to form contours of the plurality of implants, - detaching each implant from the cut cornea, - decellularizing each detached implant to obtain decellularized implants, - lyophilizing each decellularized implant to obtain lyophilized implants, - sterilizing each lyophilized implant to obtain sterilized implants, - packaging each sterilized implant to obtain packaged implants. - depositing the cornea in a holding device including first and second plates transparent to the laser beam emitted by a laser source, the cornea being positioned between the first and second plates to apply mechanical stress to the anterior and posterior faces of the cornea, - cutting , using the laser beam, the cornea contained in the holding device to obtain a cut cornea, the cutting step comprising generating gas bubbles to form contours of the plurality of implants, - detaching each implant from the cut cornea, - decellularizing each detached implant to obtain decellularized implants, - lyophilizing each decellularized implant to obtain lyophilized implants, - sterilizing each lyophilized implant to obtain sterilized implants, - packaging each sterilized implant to obtain packaged implants.
A coupling device for the attachment of an airbag module to a steering wheel base body of a vehicle steering wheel in an oscillatory manner, comprising a mounting member having, with respect to a steering wheel axis (A), an axial lower side which faces the steering wheel base body in the assembled state of the vehicle steering wheel , and an opposite axial upper side which faces the airbag module in the assembled state of the vehicle steering wheel , an abutment face for a damping element provided on the axial lower side for coupling the mounting member to the steering wheel base body in an oscillatory manner, and a latching element disposed on the upper side of the mounting member for latching with the airbag module , wherein the latching element is configured so that the airbag module can be coupled to the mounting member by a latching connection to be substantially axially fixed or axially movable to a restricted extent, characterized in that the coupling device includes a damping element which abuts on the abutment face on the axial lower side of the mounting member and couples the mounting member to the steering wheel base body in an oscillatory manner so that, with respect to the mounting member , vibration is absorbed on the side of the steering wheel base body, whereas a horn function is realized on the airbag module side.
A surgical retrieval apparatus for receipt of multiple tissue specimens, suitable for insertion into a body cavity of a patient, the surgical retrieval apparatus comprising: a collection bag including first and second packets , each packet having an outer portion and an inner portion, the first and second packets defining first and second adjacent chambers, each chamber configured for receipt of a tissue specimen therein; a support ring , the first and second packets coupled to the support ring; and a flip ring pivotably coupled to the support ring, the first and second packets coupled to the flip ring, the flip ring rotatable relative to the support ring between a first position, wherein the first chamber is accessible for depositing a tissue specimen therein, and a second position, wherein the second chamber is accessible for depositing a tissue specimen therein. a collection bag including first and second packets , each packet having an outer portion and an inner portion, the first and second packets defining first and second adjacent chambers, each chamber configured for receipt of a tissue specimen therein; a support ring , the first and second packets coupled to the support ring; and a flip ring pivotably coupled to the support ring, the first and second packets coupled to the flip ring, the flip ring rotatable relative to the support ring between a first position, wherein the first chamber is accessible for depositing a tissue specimen therein, and a second position, wherein the second chamber is accessible for depositing a tissue specimen therein.
An attachment which is attachable to a game controller including a controller-side slide portion , the attachment comprising: an attachment-side slide portion on a first surface of the attachment, the attachment-side slide portion having a first side of a center of the attachment-side slide portion and a second side of the center of the attachment-slide portion opposite to each other in a predetermined slide direction, wherein the attachment-side slide portion is configured to slidably engage with the controller-side slide portion in the slide direction, and wherein the controller-side slide portion is insertable into the attachment-side slide portion from the first side; a lock portion on the first side of the center of the attachment-side slide portion and configured to generally prevent a slide movement, in a removal direction opposite to an insertion direction, of the controller-side slide portion in a state in which the controller-side slide portion has been inserted into the attachment-side slide portion, thereby attaching the game controller to the attachment; and a strap anchor to which a strap can be fastened, wherein the strap anchor is on a portion of the attachment which is on the same side of a center of the attachment in the slide direction as the second side. an attachment-side slide portion on a first surface of the attachment, the attachment-side slide portion having a first side of a center of the attachment-side slide portion and a second side of the center of the attachment-slide portion opposite to each other in a predetermined slide direction, wherein the attachment-side slide portion is configured to slidably engage with the controller-side slide portion in the slide direction, and wherein the controller-side slide portion is insertable into the attachment-side slide portion from the first side; a lock portion on the first side of the center of the attachment-side slide portion and configured to generally prevent a slide movement, in a removal direction opposite to an insertion direction, of the controller-side slide portion in a state in which the controller-side slide portion has been inserted into the attachment-side slide portion, thereby attaching the game controller to the attachment; and a strap anchor to which a strap can be fastened, wherein the strap anchor is on a portion of the attachment which is on the same side of a center of the attachment in the slide direction as the second side.
A laminate film comprising a gas barrier film (11; 11a; 11b) and an adhesion-enhancing layer (10; 10a; 10b) formed on the gas barrier film (11; 11a; 11b), wherein: the adhesion-enhancing layer (10; 10a; 10b) contains a polymer that contains a group having a reactive carbon-carbon double bond and two or more hydroxyl groups, and polyisocyanate; and the adhesion-enhancing layer (10; 10a; 10b) has a thickness in a range of 0.01 μm or more to 1 μm or less. the adhesion-enhancing layer (10; 10a; 10b) contains a polymer that contains a group having a reactive carbon-carbon double bond and two or more hydroxyl groups, and polyisocyanate; and the adhesion-enhancing layer (10; 10a; 10b) has a thickness in a range of 0.01 μm or more to 1 μm or less.
A vaginal tissue atrophy treatment device for treating vaginal tissue atrophy in a female subject, comprising: an energy delivery element comprising a coupling pad , wherein the coupling pad has a main structure and a coupling structure , wherein the main structure supports the coupling structure and is configured to maintain the coupling structure in intimate contact with tissue around the subject's vagina, wherein the coupling structure is convex and shaped to engage and conform to the subject's vulva and introitus, and the coupling structure is a deformable container containing ultrasound coupling medium and is adapted to cover the subject's vaginal opening and tissue around the vaginal opening; and an energy source comprising an ultrasound transducer adapted to deliver ultrasound energy to the tissue via the energy delivery element to increase blood flow to internal vaginal tissue to an increased level above a baseline level of blood flow to the internal vaginal tissue such that the increased level of blood flow to the internal vaginal tissue persists after energy application ceases wherein the main structure is formed from connected top and bottom sections, the top section having a cut-out accommodating the coupling structure, and the bottom section having a cut-out accommodating connection to the ultrasound transducer. an energy delivery element comprising a coupling pad , wherein the coupling pad has a main structure and a coupling structure , wherein the main structure supports the coupling structure and is configured to maintain the coupling structure in intimate contact with tissue around the subject's vagina, wherein the coupling structure is convex and shaped to engage and conform to the subject's vulva and introitus, and the coupling structure is a deformable container containing ultrasound coupling medium and is adapted to cover the subject's vaginal opening and tissue around the vaginal opening; and an energy source comprising an ultrasound transducer adapted to deliver ultrasound energy to the tissue via the energy delivery element to increase blood flow to internal vaginal tissue to an increased level above a baseline level of blood flow to the internal vaginal tissue such that the increased level of blood flow to the internal vaginal tissue persists after energy application ceases wherein the main structure is formed from connected top and bottom sections, the top section having a cut-out accommodating the coupling structure, and the bottom section having a cut-out accommodating connection to the ultrasound transducer.
A fluid flow regulator device , comprising: - A valve member and a valve seat arranged to be movable with respect to each other such that a fluid flow surface area defined by the valve member and the valve seat can be changed; - An actuator element arranged for moving the valve member relative to the valve seat ; - Sensor means for measuring a capacitance (C 1 , C 2 ) between the valve member and the valve seat , the capacitance (C 1 , C 2 ) being a measure of the distance between the valve member and the valve seat and a measure of the fluid flow surface area; characterized by: - A flow channel being provided in the valve seat extending through the valve seat in the direction of the valve member , the valve member being configured for moving towards and/or away from an outer end of the flow channel to change the fluid flow surface area; - Reference sensor means that are arranged for measuring a reference capacitance value (C R ) for a fluid flow condition of the flow channel , comprising two reference capacitor plate elements positioned at the valve seat and around the flow channel , at a distance from each other, wherein in between the two capacitor plates a reference flow path for the fluid flow is provided; and - Control means that are connected to the sensor means and the reference sensor means , wherein the control means are arranged for controlling the actuator element based on signals (C 1 , C 2 ) obtained by the sensor means and the reference sensor means (C R ). - A valve member and a valve seat arranged to be movable with respect to each other such that a fluid flow surface area defined by the valve member and the valve seat can be changed; - An actuator element arranged for moving the valve member relative to the valve seat ; - Sensor means for measuring a capacitance (C 1 , C 2 ) between the valve member and the valve seat , the capacitance (C 1 , C 2 ) being a measure of the distance between the valve member and the valve seat and a measure of the fluid flow surface area; characterized by: - A flow channel being provided in the valve seat extending through the valve seat in the direction of the valve member , the valve member being configured for moving towards and/or away from an outer end of the flow channel to change the fluid flow surface area; - Reference sensor means that are arranged for measuring a reference capacitance value (C R ) for a fluid flow condition of the flow channel , comprising two reference capacitor plate elements positioned at the valve seat and around the flow channel , at a distance from each other, wherein in between the two capacitor plates a reference flow path for the fluid flow is provided; and - Control means that are connected to the sensor means and the reference sensor means , wherein the control means are arranged for controlling the actuator element based on signals (C 1 , C 2 ) obtained by the sensor means and the reference sensor means (C R ).
Dry, cement-free refractory concrete mix at least containing at least one aggregate composed of refractory material and at least one alkaline-activated binder system composed of at least one mineral binder and a mineral activator, which form a curing geopolymer in a mixture with water, characterized in that a combination of at least two magnesium components that react with water in alkaline manner and thereby reactively form a geopolymer with the binder is contained as an activator, wherein the magnesium components comprise a different reactivity with regard to humidity in the air and with regard to the binder, wherein the binder system has, as a binder, at least one fine-particle aluminum silicate that is reactive with the activator combination, from the group of metakaolin, tempered clay, brick dust and/or an alkaline earth aluminum silicate from the following group of anthracite flue ash, granulated slag and/or lime/sandstone powder and/or amorphous silica, wherein the activator combination is selected from the following group of magnesium components: caustic MgO, dead-burnt MgO in the form of fused and/or sintered magnesia, MgO-excess spinel, spinel, brucite, magnesium silicates such as forsterite, olivine, dunite, serpentinite, additiv containing MgO in form of sodium phosphate that contains MgO. a combination of at least two magnesium components that react with water in alkaline manner and thereby reactively form a geopolymer with the binder is contained as an activator, wherein the magnesium components comprise a different reactivity with regard to humidity in the air and with regard to the binder, wherein the binder system has, as a binder, at least one fine-particle aluminum silicate that is reactive with the activator combination, from the group of metakaolin, tempered clay, brick dust and/or an alkaline earth aluminum silicate from the following group of anthracite flue ash, granulated slag and/or lime/sandstone powder and/or amorphous silica, wherein the activator combination is selected from the following group of magnesium components: caustic MgO, dead-burnt MgO in the form of fused and/or sintered magnesia, MgO-excess spinel, spinel, brucite, magnesium silicates such as forsterite, olivine, dunite, serpentinite, additiv containing MgO in form of sodium phosphate that contains MgO.
A device for producing at least one metallic component by injecting flowable metallic material into at least one cavity of a multipart mould , in particular for casting magnesium or magnesium alloys in the thixotropic state, comprising a conveying device for the flowable metallic material , at least one nozzle downstream of the conveying device and the mould with the at least one cavity , wherein the conveying device is adjoined by a distributor unit with a plurality of nozzles , via which the flowable metallic material can be injected under pressure into the at least one cavity in order to fill the at least one or more cavities simultaneously via individual nozzles , wherein channels of the distributor unit are constituted free from corners with a right-angle, characterised in that the distributor unit comprises rectilinear sections which lead from a branching point to the nozzles .
Method for generating surface data of an object with projection images which were acquired by computer tomographic measurement of the object positioned in the beam path between a radiation source and a detector unit , comprising the steps of I) creating a first volume model with the projection images; II) generating a first surface mesh (N) with nodes based on the volume model; III) optimising the surfaces of the surface mesh (N) with the aid of projection images captured by the detector unit , characterised in that the optimisation of the surfaces with the aid of the projection images (step III) comprises the following steps: a) defining auxiliary points for a node of the surface network (N); b) repeated reconstruction at the auxiliary points on the basis of the projection images; c) evaluating the reconstruction at the auxiliary points and generating an adapted position of the node of the surface mesh (N). I) creating a first volume model with the projection images; II) generating a first surface mesh (N) with nodes based on the volume model; III) optimising the surfaces of the surface mesh (N) with the aid of projection images captured by the detector unit , a) defining auxiliary points for a node of the surface network (N); b) repeated reconstruction at the auxiliary points on the basis of the projection images; c) evaluating the reconstruction at the auxiliary points and generating an adapted position of the node of the surface mesh (N).