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A prosthetic valve system comprising: a docking frame configured to be implanted within a portion of a patient's body; a valve frame having an outer surface and an inner surface and configured to dock to the docking frame to support the valve frame within the portion of the patient's body; a plurality of valve leaflets coupled to the valve frame and configured to extend radially inward from the inner surface of the valve frame; and a locking mechanism including a first connector on the valve frame and a second connector on the docking frame configured to relatively move axially towards the first connector to engage the first connector; wherein an axial distance between the first connector and the second connector defines a diameter at which radial compression of the valve frame and of the docking frame is resisted by the locking mechanism; and further comprising a third connector on the valve frame and a fourth connector on the docking frame, the third connector and fourth connector configured to remain engaged with each other upon axial movement of the second connector relative to the first connector. a docking frame configured to be implanted within a portion of a patient's body; a valve frame having an outer surface and an inner surface and configured to dock to the docking frame to support the valve frame within the portion of the patient's body; a plurality of valve leaflets coupled to the valve frame and configured to extend radially inward from the inner surface of the valve frame; and a locking mechanism including a first connector on the valve frame and a second connector on the docking frame configured to relatively move axially towards the first connector to engage the first connector; wherein an axial distance between the first connector and the second connector defines a diameter at which radial compression of the valve frame and of the docking frame is resisted by the locking mechanism; and further comprising a third connector on the valve frame and a fourth connector on the docking frame, the third connector and fourth connector configured to remain engaged with each other upon axial movement of the second connector relative to the first connector.
A method of providing information indicative of an updated location, or motion, of an anatomical feature or landmark of an imaging subject during delivery of a radiotherapy treatment, wherein during the radiotherapy treatment a radiation therapy source is rotated around the imaging subject, the method comprising: receiving reference imaging information; generating a two-dimensional projection image using imaging information obtained via nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, the 2D projection image corresponding to a specified projection direction, the two-dimensional projection image being generated based on imaging information acquired according to the specified projection direction via nuclear magnetic resonance projection imaging; the specified projection direction including a path traversing at least a portion of an imaging subject, wherein the specified projection direction is a future radiotherapy beam direction, such that the 2D projection image contains imaging information corresponding to a temporally-advanced beam's eye view (BEV) of the radiation therapy source, the temporally-advanced BEV being offset from a current BEV; and determining a change between the generated 2D projection image and the reference imaging information. receiving reference imaging information; generating a two-dimensional projection image using imaging information obtained via nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, the 2D projection image corresponding to a specified projection direction, the two-dimensional projection image being generated based on imaging information acquired according to the specified projection direction via nuclear magnetic resonance projection imaging; the specified projection direction including a path traversing at least a portion of an imaging subject, wherein the specified projection direction is a future radiotherapy beam direction, such that the 2D projection image contains imaging information corresponding to a temporally-advanced beam's eye view (BEV) of the radiation therapy source, the temporally-advanced BEV being offset from a current BEV; and determining a change between the generated 2D projection image and the reference imaging information.
A disposable medical flow-regulating device , comprising: a pair of cylindrical flow-directors, each of the cylindrical flow-directors having a housing part and a flow-directing unit with tube attachment fittings (110a-110f, 114-114f); a pumping tube segment extending from a transfer fitting on one of the flow-directing units to the transfer fitting on the other of the flow-directing units to establish a fluid flow path between the two flow-directing units ; each of the flow-directing units having a shaped, rotary insert that rotates within a chamber to select one of the tube attachment fittings (110a-110f, 114-114f) at a given angular position to connect with respective one of the transfer fittings whereby a selectable channel from a first flow-directing unit tube attachment fitting (110a-110f, 114-114f) to a second flow-directing unit tube attachment fitting (110a-110f, 114-114f) is defined; and tubing elements (108a-108f, 112a-112f) from a fluid circuit are connected to the tube attachment fittings (110a-110f, 114-114f) of each of the flow-directing units such that selectable flow paths in the fluid circuit may be defined by rotating a respective rotary insert , wherein the pair of cylindrical flow-directors and the pumping tube segment are partially enclosed in a support frame to form a cartridge enclosure . a pair of cylindrical flow-directors, each of the cylindrical flow-directors having a housing part and a flow-directing unit with tube attachment fittings (110a-110f, 114-114f); a pumping tube segment extending from a transfer fitting on one of the flow-directing units to the transfer fitting on the other of the flow-directing units to establish a fluid flow path between the two flow-directing units ; each of the flow-directing units having a shaped, rotary insert that rotates within a chamber to select one of the tube attachment fittings (110a-110f, 114-114f) at a given angular position to connect with respective one of the transfer fittings whereby a selectable channel from a first flow-directing unit tube attachment fitting (110a-110f, 114-114f) to a second flow-directing unit tube attachment fitting (110a-110f, 114-114f) is defined; and tubing elements (108a-108f, 112a-112f) from a fluid circuit are connected to the tube attachment fittings (110a-110f, 114-114f) of each of the flow-directing units such that selectable flow paths in the fluid circuit may be defined by rotating a respective rotary insert , wherein the pair of cylindrical flow-directors and the pumping tube segment are partially enclosed in a support frame to form a cartridge enclosure .
A whiteboard image capture system , the system comprising: a camera configured to capture an image of the whiteboard viewed from an acute angle, wherein said camera has a wide-angle lens and wherein an optical axis of said camera is directed towards said whiteboard at an angle of less than 15° to the normal to the surface of the whiteboard; and a linear polariser having a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane of said whiteboard and having an axis of polarisation substantially perpendicular to the plane of the whiteboard or within 30° of the perpendicular to the plane of the whiteboard; wherein said camera is configured to capture said image of the whiteboard through said polariser; and wherein a normal to said polariser is directed in a different direction to a direction defined by an optic axis of said camera. a camera configured to capture an image of the whiteboard viewed from an acute angle, wherein said camera has a wide-angle lens and wherein an optical axis of said camera is directed towards said whiteboard at an angle of less than 15° to the normal to the surface of the whiteboard; and a linear polariser having a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane of said whiteboard and having an axis of polarisation substantially perpendicular to the plane of the whiteboard or within 30° of the perpendicular to the plane of the whiteboard; wherein said camera is configured to capture said image of the whiteboard through said polariser; and wherein a normal to said polariser is directed in a different direction to a direction defined by an optic axis of said camera.
A mobile crane comprising: a lower traveling body ; a driver seat placed in the lower traveling body ; a crane apparatus installed in the lower traveling body so as to be capable of turning about a turn axis and so as to be capable of rising and falling; a turn-restricting unit that, based on a turn position of a boom of the crane apparatus , performs boom turn restriction control to prevent the boom from turning within a predetermined angular range above the driver seat , the turn position being centered about the turn axis; a restriction-canceling unit that cancels the boom turn restriction control when a preset restriction cancelation condition is fulfilled; characterized in that the mobile crane further comprises an operator detection unit that detects whether an operator is in the driver seat , and in that the restriction-canceling condition is in a case in which an operator is not detected by the operator detection unit . a lower traveling body ; a driver seat placed in the lower traveling body ; a crane apparatus installed in the lower traveling body so as to be capable of turning about a turn axis and so as to be capable of rising and falling; a turn-restricting unit that, based on a turn position of a boom of the crane apparatus , performs boom turn restriction control to prevent the boom from turning within a predetermined angular range above the driver seat , the turn position being centered about the turn axis; a restriction-canceling unit that cancels the boom turn restriction control when a preset restriction cancelation condition is fulfilled; characterized in that the mobile crane further comprises an operator detection unit that detects whether an operator is in the driver seat , and in that the restriction-canceling condition is in a case in which an operator is not detected by the operator detection unit .
A powered ground maintenance vehicle comprising: a chassis supported upon a ground surface by ground contact members ; a prime mover attached to the chassis; a traction drive system powered by the prime mover and adapted to selectively power one or more of the ground contact members to propel the vehicle over the ground surface ; a ground maintenance implement carried by the chassis ; an implement engagement system connecting the implement to the chassis , the engagement system adapted to selectively engage the implement with, and disengage the implement from, the ground surface ; a detection system comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) antenna adapted to monitor a detection zone forward of the implement and detect an RFID tag located on or near an object passing through the detection zone as the vehicle traverses the ground surface , wherein the detection system is further adapted to periodically capture object information associated with the object while the object remains in the detection zone ; and an electronic controller adapted to communicate with the detection system , wherein the controller is adapted to receive the object information characterized in that : the controller is further adapted to estimate a time, based upon vehicle ground speed, when the implement will reach the object , and wherein the controller is further adapted to issue a notification to disengage the implement from the ground surface before the implement contacts the object . a chassis supported upon a ground surface by ground contact members ; a prime mover attached to the chassis; a traction drive system powered by the prime mover and adapted to selectively power one or more of the ground contact members to propel the vehicle over the ground surface ; a ground maintenance implement carried by the chassis ; an implement engagement system connecting the implement to the chassis , the engagement system adapted to selectively engage the implement with, and disengage the implement from, the ground surface ; a detection system comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) antenna adapted to monitor a detection zone forward of the implement and detect an RFID tag located on or near an object passing through the detection zone as the vehicle traverses the ground surface , wherein the detection system is further adapted to periodically capture object information associated with the object while the object remains in the detection zone ; and an electronic controller adapted to communicate with the detection system , wherein the controller is adapted to receive the object information characterized in that : the controller is further adapted to estimate a time, based upon vehicle ground speed, when the implement will reach the object , and wherein the controller is further adapted to issue a notification to disengage the implement from the ground surface before the implement contacts the object .
Fabric support for a weaving machine with a support profile and with at least one support table segment formed separately from the support profile , wherein the support profile has an elongated base section adapted for being fastened to a frame of the weaving machine and a support table section , wherein the support table section comprises a protruding lip portion arranged at its distal end and an adjoining cantilever portion , which cantilever portion extends at least upward from the elongated base section , wherein the at least one support table segment comprises a protruding lip portion arranged at its distal end and an adjoining cantilever portion , and wherein the at least one support table segment is attached to the elongated base section in a position offset to the support table section in a longitudinal direction of the support profile , characterized in that the support table section is formed integrally with the elongated base section , wherein a length of the support table section is shorter than a length of the elongated base section .
A drain pan unit including a drain pan for receiving water and a light source , wherein: a light-transmissive member (T) forming at least part of the drain pan and configured for transmitting ultraviolet light emitted from the light source is provided, the light-transmissive member (T) includes a light-emitting surface that is exposed to an inside of the drain pan and from which ultraviolet light that has been transmitted through the light-transmissive member (T) is emitted, the light source is disposed on a side of the light transmissive member (T) and on a side of the drain pan , the light-transmissive member (T) is provided on or as a bottom portion of the drain pan , and the light-transmissive member (T) is a light guide member that is configured to guide incident ultraviolet light from the side of the light-transmissive member (T) toward the light-emitting surface forming a bottom surface of the drain pan . a light-transmissive member (T) forming at least part of the drain pan and configured for transmitting ultraviolet light emitted from the light source is provided, the light-transmissive member (T) includes a light-emitting surface that is exposed to an inside of the drain pan and from which ultraviolet light that has been transmitted through the light-transmissive member (T) is emitted, the light source is disposed on a side of the light transmissive member (T) and on a side of the drain pan , the light-transmissive member (T) is provided on or as a bottom portion of the drain pan , and the light-transmissive member (T) is a light guide member that is configured to guide incident ultraviolet light from the side of the light-transmissive member (T) toward the light-emitting surface forming a bottom surface of the drain pan .
A method of manufacturing a dynamic power cable comprising the steps of; - providing a cable core comprising; an electrical conductor and an electrically insulating layer arranged radially outside of the electrical conductor , - wrapping a metallic sheet radially around the cable core , the metallic sheet comprising a copper-nickel alloy, - welding together opposing edges of the metallic sheet to form a continuous water barrier layer around the cable core , characterized in that - the welding is performed by autogenous welding. - providing a cable core comprising; an electrical conductor and an electrically insulating layer arranged radially outside of the electrical conductor , - wrapping a metallic sheet radially around the cable core , the metallic sheet comprising a copper-nickel alloy, - welding together opposing edges of the metallic sheet to form a continuous water barrier layer around the cable core , characterized in that - the welding is performed by autogenous welding.
Method for operating an autonomously operating driving safety or driver assistance system of a motor vehicle , which continuously records vehicle-related and/or vehicle surroundings-related data, which continuously repeatedly makes a decision based on said data regarding whether a driving safety or driver assistance system process is to be autonomously initiated or carried out, and which carries out a checking process, during which sensor data and parameter settings that are necessary for the operation of the driving safety or driver assistance system are checked for the plausibility thereof, characterized in that the checking process is carried out immediately following the start of travel of the motor vehicle , wherein in the period of time between the start of travel of the motor vehicle and the start of the operation of the driving safety or driver assistance system an auxiliary method for an immediate and safe auxiliary mode of the driving safety or driver assistance system with slightly reduced functional scope is used during a checking period.
A method for manufacturing a security paper having at least two endless window security elements visible on mutually opposing sides of the security paper , in which - in a first paper ply production apparatus , a first paper web is formed and, in so doing, upon sheet formation a first endless security element is incorporated into the first paper web as a window security element, - in a second paper ply production apparatus a second paper web is produced, - the second paper web is brought together with the first paper web and firmly connected therewith such that the first endless security element is freely accessible in window regions of the first paper web , - upon bringing together the paper webs , a second endless security element is embedded between the first and the second paper web , and - by means of a suction and/or rinsing apparatus , paper fibres are removed from the second paper web in a still moist state, so that the second endless security element is freely accessible in window regions of the second paper web . - in a first paper ply production apparatus , a first paper web is formed and, in so doing, upon sheet formation a first endless security element is incorporated into the first paper web as a window security element, - in a second paper ply production apparatus a second paper web is produced, - the second paper web is brought together with the first paper web and firmly connected therewith such that the first endless security element is freely accessible in window regions of the first paper web , - upon bringing together the paper webs , a second endless security element is embedded between the first and the second paper web , and - by means of a suction and/or rinsing apparatus , paper fibres are removed from the second paper web in a still moist state, so that the second endless security element is freely accessible in window regions of the second paper web .
Sliding bearing material, having a steel backing substrate and an aluminium alloy applied thereto, characterised in that the aluminium alloy contains an aluminium alloy matrix plus 0.01 to 10 wt.% of hard particles, and 0.01 to 50 vol.% and/or 0.01 to 54 wt.% of fibres, and the steel backing substrate comprises one of the steels C06, C10, C22 or CXX (where XX > 22), the aluminium alloy matrix being free of lead and/or having one or more of the following alloying elements: up to 3 wt.% respectively of Cu, Mn, Mg, Si, Fe, V, Ti, Sc, Cr, Zn and/or Ni, up to 15 wt.% of Sn, up to 0.2 wt.%, and preferably 0.02 to 0.05 wt.%, of Sr, boron, TiB 2 and/or Na, and the remainder aluminium and up to 0.5 wt.% of unavoidable impurities, the hard particles being selected from the group comprising carbides, nitrides, borides and/or oxides, and preferably from the group comprising TiC, MoC, AlN, c-BN, TiB 2 and/or Y 2 O 3 , and as a particular preference from the group comprising SiC, Si 3 N 4 , ZrO 2 and/or Al 2 O 3 , and the hard particles preferably being of a size < 20μm and the fibres being selected from the group comprising organic and/or inorganic fibres, and preferably glass fibres and/or ceramic fibres, and as a particular preference SiC fibres, carbon fibres and/or Al 2 O 3 fibres, and the fibres preferably being of a length < 50μm and a diameter < 3μm, and as a particularly preference being in the form of nanotubes. up to 3 wt.% respectively of Cu, Mn, Mg, Si, Fe, V, Ti, Sc, Cr, Zn and/or Ni, up to 15 wt.% of Sn, up to 0.2 wt.%, and preferably 0.02 to 0.05 wt.%, of Sr, boron, TiB 2 and/or Na, and the remainder aluminium and up to 0.5 wt.% of unavoidable impurities,
Applicator, in particular for the manually controlled application of a light-curable composite material, wherein the applicator consists of - a manually deformable reservoir containing the light-curable composite material, - a dispensing device (A) which adjoins one end of the reservoir by means of a detachable or non-detachable fastening and which is provided with a closable outlet opening (3.1), and - an LED lamp or an LED lamp which is seated in an LED housing (9.1), wherein the LED lamp can cure the light-curable composite material after its application by irradiation with its light, characterized in that the reservoir is not arranged in a housing and the LED lamp or the LED lamp seated in the LED housing (9.1) is detachably attachable to the reservoir at the other end of the reservoir . - a manually deformable reservoir containing the light-curable composite material, - a dispensing device (A) which adjoins one end of the reservoir by means of a detachable or non-detachable fastening and which is provided with a closable outlet opening (3.1), and - an LED lamp or an LED lamp which is seated in an LED housing (9.1), wherein the LED lamp can cure the light-curable composite material after its application by irradiation with its light,