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A scoring balloon catheter comprising: a shaft ; a guidewire lumen ; an inflatable balloon mounted on a shaft distal end ; a handle assembly located at a shaft proximal end comprising: a port sub-assembly comprising: a guidewire port substantially in line with the shaft ; a balloon port at an angle to the shaft; and a transition sub-assembly extending distally from the port sub-assembly comprising a stepped-down portion that occupies at least a portion of the shaft proximal end , two scoring wires having: fixed ends mounted on the shaft between the shaft distal end and the balloon ; longitudinally movable ends with an outward taper, entering the shaft near the shaft's distal end and extending proximally, wherein at least one movable end is associated with a spring ; and an intermediate portion disposed outside of the balloon, wherein the spring is associated with a hub , the hub being arranged to exert a biasing force acting against a movement of at least one, preferably both, longitudinally movable ends of the scoring wires towards the distal end of the catheter. a shaft ; a guidewire lumen ; an inflatable balloon mounted on a shaft distal end ; a handle assembly located at a shaft proximal end comprising: a port sub-assembly comprising: a guidewire port substantially in line with the shaft ; a balloon port at an angle to the shaft; and a guidewire port substantially in line with the shaft ; a balloon port at an angle to the shaft; and a transition sub-assembly extending distally from the port sub-assembly comprising a stepped-down portion that occupies at least a portion of the shaft proximal end , two scoring wires having: fixed ends mounted on the shaft between the shaft distal end and the balloon ; longitudinally movable ends with an outward taper, entering the shaft near the shaft's distal end and extending proximally, wherein at least one movable end is associated with a spring ; and an intermediate portion disposed outside of the balloon, fixed ends mounted on the shaft between the shaft distal end and the balloon ; longitudinally movable ends with an outward taper, entering the shaft near the shaft's distal end and extending proximally, wherein at least one movable end is associated with a spring ; and an intermediate portion disposed outside of the balloon, wherein the spring is associated with a hub , the hub being arranged to exert a biasing force acting against a movement of at least one, preferably both, longitudinally movable ends of the scoring wires towards the distal end of the catheter.
A computer-implemented method, performed by an intelligent backup engine, of providing a backup engine, comprising: interfacing to a backup source in a current state; interfacing to a backup storage having stored thereon a first backup version of a previous state of the backup source; computing a delta between the current state and the previous state; determining that a storage quota has been met or exceeded ; and thereupon selecting one or more previous backup versions, comprising said first backup version, for demotion , and after said demotion, saving via the backup storage a second back version sufficient to reconstruct the current state , the method further comprising assigning the second backup version a reputation, the reputation determined from said delta relative to one or more previous backup versions, wherein the selecting selects the one or more previous backup versions, based on a reputation assigned to the one or more previous backup versions . interfacing to a backup source in a current state; interfacing to a backup storage having stored thereon a first backup version of a previous state of the backup source; computing a delta between the current state and the previous state; determining that a storage quota has been met or exceeded ; and thereupon selecting one or more previous backup versions, comprising said first backup version, for demotion , and after said demotion, saving via the backup storage a second back version sufficient to reconstruct the current state , the method further comprising assigning the second backup version a reputation, the reputation determined from said delta relative to one or more previous backup versions, wherein the selecting selects the one or more previous backup versions, based on a reputation assigned to the one or more previous backup versions .
An artificial nucleic acid cassette for use in the assembly of a virus like particle comprising: one or more packaging signals, wherein the more than one packaging signals are arranged in series and separated by nucleic acid, said packaging signals comprising a nucleic acid loop domain comprising a nucleotide binding motif for cognate viral capsid protein(s), and a nucleic acid stem domain comprising a double stranded region by intramolecular base pairing, wherein: a) said nucleic acid packaging signal is isolated from Hepatitis B virus and said nucleotide binding motif comprises the nucleotide sequence RGAG wherein R is either G or A; or b) said nucleic acid packaging signal is isolated from Satellite Tobacco Necrosis Virus and said nucleotide binding motif comprises the nucleotide sequence AXXA or AXXXA wherein X is any nucleotide base; and wherein said artificial nucleic acid cassette, when contacted with a plurality of cognate viral capsid proteins, assembles said cognate viral capsid proteins into a VLP that protects said nucleic acid packaging signals contained within said VLP from ribonuclease digestion. a) said nucleic acid packaging signal is isolated from Hepatitis B virus and said nucleotide binding motif comprises the nucleotide sequence RGAG wherein R is either G or A; or b) said nucleic acid packaging signal is isolated from Satellite Tobacco Necrosis Virus and said nucleotide binding motif comprises the nucleotide sequence AXXA or AXXXA wherein X is any nucleotide base;
A balancer for tools, which comprises: - a rotary drum for winding and unwinding a cable, which is configured with a free end thereof to support a tool, - a return spring , which is wound around the rotation axis of said drum and is coupled to said drum , for the development of an elastic reaction that contrasts the unwinding of said cable and is adapted to facilitate its rewinding, - an adjustment assembly for adjusting the preloading of said spring , for the selective variation of the intensity of said elastic reaction, including - a fixed annular gear with an internal set of teeth , characterised in that it further comprises: - a substantially circular ring with an external set of teeth , arranged inside said annular gear in a substantially coplanar manner, - a plate which is arranged substantially coplanar inside said ring and is free to rotate about the longitudinal axis (A) of said annular gear by the action of a user, in every angular position of said plate said ring being kept pressed, with at least one respective said section of said external set of teeth , against said internal set of teeth by a corresponding active portion of said plate with a larger radial extension, with respect to said longitudinal axis (A), for the transmission of motion from said plate to said ring and the consequent adjustment of the preloading of said spring , which is functionally connected to said ring . - a rotary drum for winding and unwinding a cable, which is configured with a free end thereof to support a tool, - a return spring , which is wound around the rotation axis of said drum and is coupled to said drum , for the development of an elastic reaction that contrasts the unwinding of said cable and is adapted to facilitate its rewinding, - an adjustment assembly for adjusting the preloading of said spring , for the selective variation of the intensity of said elastic reaction, including - a fixed annular gear with an internal set of teeth , characterised in that it further comprises: - a substantially circular ring with an external set of teeth , arranged inside said annular gear in a substantially coplanar manner, - a plate which is arranged substantially coplanar inside said ring and is free to rotate about the longitudinal axis (A) of said annular gear by the action of a user, - a fixed annular gear with an internal set of teeth , characterised in that it further comprises: - a substantially circular ring with an external set of teeth , arranged inside said annular gear in a substantially coplanar manner, - a plate which is arranged substantially coplanar inside said ring and is free to rotate about the longitudinal axis (A) of said annular gear by the action of a user, - a substantially circular ring with an external set of teeth , arranged inside said annular gear in a substantially coplanar manner, - a plate which is arranged substantially coplanar inside said ring and is free to rotate about the longitudinal axis (A) of said annular gear by the action of a user,
Device for detection of gaseous amines originating from disease in the human urogenital system, said device comprising an outer surface and an inner surface for facing the user and for facing away from the user, respectively, characterized in that said device comprises an indicator configured to detect gaseous amines, comprising amine sensitive chemichromic dyes that change color in the presence of amines; said device is made of a flexible material of a shape adapted to cover orifices of the human urogenital system but not the anus, the device having a liquid barrier near the outer surface and the inner surface is permeable to the gaseous amines that are to be detected by the indicator ; wherein the shape of the device is generally triangular so that edges of the device abut the groins of the wearer thereby preventing undesired movement; the indicator is removably placeable in an indicator pocket provided in the gas permeable layer of the inner surface ; and the indicator has an elongated shape and is essentially flat, and is made from a soft flexible material having a structural integrity that ensures that it may be easily introduced into the pocket . said device comprises an indicator configured to detect gaseous amines, comprising amine sensitive chemichromic dyes that change color in the presence of amines; said device is made of a flexible material of a shape adapted to cover orifices of the human urogenital system but not the anus, the device having a liquid barrier near the outer surface and the inner surface is permeable to the gaseous amines that are to be detected by the indicator ; wherein the shape of the device is generally triangular so that edges of the device abut the groins of the wearer thereby preventing undesired movement; the indicator is removably placeable in an indicator pocket provided in the gas permeable layer of the inner surface ; and the indicator has an elongated shape and is essentially flat, and is made from a soft flexible material having a structural integrity that ensures that it may be easily introduced into the pocket .
A neutron beam collimation method comprising: receiving a neutron beam having a first beam divergence and comprising a plurality of neutrons; polarizing the neutron beam using a polarizer, wherein the polarizer produces a polarized neutron beam; and obtaining a collimated neutron beam from the polarized neutron beam, the collimated neutron beam having a second beam divergence that is less than the first beam divergence, wherein obtaining the collimated neutron beam comprises: mapping transverse momentum of each respective neutron, of the plurality of neutrons, onto a polarization degree of freedom of the respective neutron by applying a sequence of phase shift gradients to the polarized neutron beam using a gradient system; and after mapping the transverse momentum, passing the polarized neutron beam through an analyzer. receiving a neutron beam having a first beam divergence and comprising a plurality of neutrons; polarizing the neutron beam using a polarizer, wherein the polarizer produces a polarized neutron beam; and obtaining a collimated neutron beam from the polarized neutron beam, the collimated neutron beam having a second beam divergence that is less than the first beam divergence, wherein obtaining the collimated neutron beam comprises: mapping transverse momentum of each respective neutron, of the plurality of neutrons, onto a polarization degree of freedom of the respective neutron by applying a sequence of phase shift gradients to the polarized neutron beam using a gradient system; and after mapping the transverse momentum, passing the polarized neutron beam through an analyzer. mapping transverse momentum of each respective neutron, of the plurality of neutrons, onto a polarization degree of freedom of the respective neutron by applying a sequence of phase shift gradients to the polarized neutron beam using a gradient system; and after mapping the transverse momentum, passing the polarized neutron beam through an analyzer.
A sub-surface completion unit, SCU, system configured to be disposed in a target zone of a wellbore of a well to provide completion operations in the target zone, the SCU system comprising: a SCU body configured to be disposed in a target zone of a wellbore of a well; a SCU wireless transceiver coupled to the SCU body and configured to communicate with a surface control system of the well by way of wireless communication with a down-hole wireless transceiver disposed in the wellbore of the well; one or more SCU anchoring seals coupled to the SCU body and configured to be positioned in an un-deployed position and a deployed position, the un-deployed position of the one or more SCU anchoring seals enabling the SCU to pass through production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well, and the deployed position of the one or more SCU anchoring seals providing a seal against a wall of the target zone of the open-holed portion of the wellbore to provide zonal isolation between regions in the wellbore; and one or more SCU centralizers coupled to the SCU body and configured to be positioned in an un-deployed position and a deployed position, the un-deployed position of the one or more SCU centralizers enabling the SCU to pass through the production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well, and the deployed position of the one or more SCU centralizers positioning the SCU in the target zone of the open-holed portion of the wellbore, the SCU system configured to pass through the production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well. a SCU body configured to be disposed in a target zone of a wellbore of a well; a SCU wireless transceiver coupled to the SCU body and configured to communicate with a surface control system of the well by way of wireless communication with a down-hole wireless transceiver disposed in the wellbore of the well; one or more SCU anchoring seals coupled to the SCU body and configured to be positioned in an un-deployed position and a deployed position, the un-deployed position of the one or more SCU anchoring seals enabling the SCU to pass through production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well, and the deployed position of the one or more SCU anchoring seals providing a seal against a wall of the target zone of the open-holed portion of the wellbore to provide zonal isolation between regions in the wellbore; and one or more SCU centralizers coupled to the SCU body and configured to be positioned in an un-deployed position and a deployed position, the un-deployed position of the one or more SCU centralizers enabling the SCU to pass through the production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well, and the deployed position of the one or more SCU centralizers positioning the SCU in the target zone of the open-holed portion of the wellbore, the SCU system configured to pass through the production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well.
A method of allocating by a small cell a Resource Block, RB, to a transmission between the small cell and a User Equipment, UE, the method comprising the steps of: a) generating a value; b) associating the value with the Resource Block, RB; and c) allocating the RB to the transmission between the small cell and the UE , the method characterized in that the value is generated using a quasi-random, low-discrepancy, number generator in order to reduce the level of co-tier interference. a) generating a value; b) associating the value with the Resource Block, RB; and c) allocating the RB to the transmission between the small cell and the UE , the method characterized in that the value is generated using a quasi-random, low-discrepancy, number generator in order to reduce the level of co-tier interference.
A prosthetic heart valve comprising: a collapsible and expandable frame that, in an expanded condition, includes a central portion , an atrial portion flaring radially outwardly from the central portion , and a ventricular portion flaring radially outwardly from the central portion ; a tube positioned within the frame , the tube having a lumen extending along a longitudinal axis from the atrial portion toward the ventricular portion of the frame , wherein the tube is formed of tissue or fabric; a plurality of prosthetic leaflets directly coupled to the tube to form a valve, the valve allowing blood to flow through the lumen of the tube in an antegrade direction but substantially blocking blood from flowing through the lumen of the tube in a retrograde direction; and a plurality of cords each having a first portion coupled to the frame and a second portion coupled to the tube , each of the plurality of cords extending in a radial direction toward the longitudinal axis, wherein the tube excludes any metal structure directly attached to the tube . a collapsible and expandable frame that, in an expanded condition, includes a central portion , an atrial portion flaring radially outwardly from the central portion , and a ventricular portion flaring radially outwardly from the central portion ; a tube positioned within the frame , the tube having a lumen extending along a longitudinal axis from the atrial portion toward the ventricular portion of the frame , wherein the tube is formed of tissue or fabric; a plurality of prosthetic leaflets directly coupled to the tube to form a valve, the valve allowing blood to flow through the lumen of the tube in an antegrade direction but substantially blocking blood from flowing through the lumen of the tube in a retrograde direction; and a plurality of cords each having a first portion coupled to the frame and a second portion coupled to the tube , each of the plurality of cords extending in a radial direction toward the longitudinal axis, wherein the tube excludes any metal structure directly attached to the tube .
A fastening arrangement having a fastening element and having a fastening partner , the fastening partner having a receptacle and the fastening element being arranged at least in sections in the receptacle , the fastening element having a shaft , the shaft in the circumferential direction (U) having at least one structural section and at least one free section , the structural section having a larger outer diameter (D) than the free section , the receptacle having a central region in which the shaft is arranged, the receptacle having at least one channel area and at least one locking area , the channel area extending in an axial direction and allowing the structural section to be inserted in the axial direction, the locking area proceeding in a circumferential direction (U) and formed by moulding the structural section into the fastening partner , and the structural section being arranged in the locking area so that the fastening arrangement is locked, characterised in that the channel region is formed by moulding the structural section into the fastening partner .
A thermally expandable preparation which is pumpable at application temperatures below 70 °C, containing (a) at least one first epoxy resin E1 having an epoxy equivalent weight of at most 280 g/eq and a viscosity at 25 °C of at most 1250 Pa*s as measured in the description, (b) at least one second epoxy resin E2 having an epoxy equivalent weight of at least 300 g/eq and a viscosity at 25 °C of at most 250 Pa*s as measured in the description, (c) at least one thermally activatable curing agent, (d) at least one thermally activatable blowing agent and (e) at least 1 wt.% organic fibers having a fiber length of 0.2 mm to 10 mm. (a) at least one first epoxy resin E1 having an epoxy equivalent weight of at most 280 g/eq and a viscosity at 25 °C of at most 1250 Pa*s as measured in the description, (b) at least one second epoxy resin E2 having an epoxy equivalent weight of at least 300 g/eq and a viscosity at 25 °C of at most 250 Pa*s as measured in the description, (c) at least one thermally activatable curing agent, (d) at least one thermally activatable blowing agent and (e) at least 1 wt.% organic fibers having a fiber length of 0.2 mm to 10 mm.
A carton loading device comprising a gripper assembly , which comprises at least one gripper arranged to grip and hold a product item (P) from above and to lower the product item (P) from above into a carton , wherein the carton along first parallel sides thereof comprises bottom side flaps and top side flaps and along second parallel sides thereof comprises bottom end flaps and top end flaps , characterized in that the gripper assembly is arranged to move said product item (P) from a pick-up station of the carton loading device to a carton loading station thereof and and to lower said product item (P) into the carton while the carton in the carton loading station is presented in a sleeve state with all flaps (13-16) unfolded, that the gripper assembly comprises a pinching means arranged to pinch and hold the top side flaps of the carton in the carton loading station , that the gripper assembly is arranged to hold and move the carton and said product item (P) jointly to a carton closing station of the carton loading device , and that the gripper assembly is arranged to release said product item (P) and the carton once the bottom side flaps and the bottom end flaps have been folded in and secured. that the gripper assembly is arranged to move said product item (P) from a pick-up station of the carton loading device to a carton loading station thereof and and to lower said product item (P) into the carton while the carton in the carton loading station is presented in a sleeve state with all flaps (13-16) unfolded, that the gripper assembly comprises a pinching means arranged to pinch and hold the top side flaps of the carton in the carton loading station , that the gripper assembly is arranged to hold and move the carton and said product item (P) jointly to a carton closing station of the carton loading device , and that the gripper assembly is arranged to release said product item (P) and the carton once the bottom side flaps and the bottom end flaps have been folded in and secured.