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An electrosurgical instrument comprising: a housing having an elongate main body extending in an axial direction, and a grippable member ; an implement fixed relative to and projecting from a forward region of the main body ; a smoke evacuation passage defined within the main body and extending from an inlet proximal to the implement ; an electrical conductor housed within the housing for supplying an electrosurgical current to the implement ; and an elongate illumination element engagable with the housing ; the housing including an axial retaining element on the main body for releasably engaging the elongate illumination element , characterized in that the grippable member is slidably connected to the main body over the elongate illumination element such that the axial position of the grippable member relative to the main body may be adjusted in use without altering a position of the elongate illumination element , the axial retaining element defines a receiving channel within which the illumination element is at least in part receivable, and wherein the axial retaining element comprises a front collar , elongate groove , and rear collar which collectively define the receiving channel. a housing having an elongate main body extending in an axial direction, and a grippable member ; an elongate main body extending in an axial direction, and a grippable member ; an implement fixed relative to and projecting from a forward region of the main body ; a smoke evacuation passage defined within the main body and extending from an inlet proximal to the implement ; an electrical conductor housed within the housing for supplying an electrosurgical current to the implement ; and an elongate illumination element engagable with the housing ; the housing including an axial retaining element on the main body for releasably engaging the elongate illumination element , characterized in that the grippable member is slidably connected to the main body over the elongate illumination element such that the axial position of the grippable member relative to the main body may be adjusted in use without altering a position of the elongate illumination element , the axial retaining element defines a receiving channel within which the illumination element is at least in part receivable, and wherein the axial retaining element comprises a front collar , elongate groove , and rear collar which collectively define the receiving channel.
Operating unit for a device, e.g. for a vehicle component, in particular a man-machine interface, comprising - a housing which comprises an operating panel and is provided for attachment in an apparatus, particularly a vehicle dashboard or vehicle center console, - the operating panel being elastically supported at the housing , - an actuator for mechanically exciting the operating panel when operation of the operating panel is detected, and - a balance weight , - the balance weight being mechanically excitable by the or by an actuator when operation of the operating panel is detected and is elastically supported in and/or at the housing and/or is elastically supported at the operating panel , - the balance weight being movable to compensate for the forces acting on the housing when the operating panel is mechanically excited, and - the operating panel being designed as a front side of a display unit that is elastically supported at the housing , characterized in - that the balance weight is designed as a backlight unit for backlighting the display unit . - a housing which comprises an operating panel and is provided for attachment in an apparatus, particularly a vehicle dashboard or vehicle center console, - the operating panel being elastically supported at the housing , - an actuator for mechanically exciting the operating panel when operation of the operating panel is detected, and - a balance weight , - the balance weight being mechanically excitable by the or by an actuator when operation of the operating panel is detected and is elastically supported in and/or at the housing and/or is elastically supported at the operating panel , - the balance weight being movable to compensate for the forces acting on the housing when the operating panel is mechanically excited, and - the operating panel being designed as a front side of a display unit that is elastically supported at the housing , characterized in - that the balance weight is designed as a backlight unit for backlighting the display unit .
A method for determining predisposition of a subject to developing acute renal dysfunction induced by physical trauma, hypotension, sepsis and/or septic shock syndrome, wherein the method comprises the steps of:- a. determining the level of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-1ra present in a sample taken from the subject prior to physical trauma, prior to a hypotensive event, prior to sepsis, and/or prior to septic shock syndrome; b. determining if the subject is predisposed to developing renal dysfunction following physical trauma, hypotension, sepsis and/or septic shock syndrome on the basis of the level of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-1ra determined only in step a). a. determining the level of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-1ra present in a sample taken from the subject prior to physical trauma, prior to a hypotensive event, prior to sepsis, and/or prior to septic shock syndrome; b. determining if the subject is predisposed to developing renal dysfunction following physical trauma, hypotension, sepsis and/or septic shock syndrome on the basis of the level of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-1ra determined only in step a).
A method of generating, by means of a signal processing device (109; 400j; 500j), a depth map and/or a fully focused image of a scene , from a series of images of the scene, each comprising a same number of pixels (P j ), the images being taken under a same viewing angle but with a different focusing, the method comprising, for each position of a pixel (P j ) in the series of images, the steps of: a) searching for an extremum of the pixel value or of a derivative of the pixel value in the series of images by only taking into account the values of the pixel at the considered position in the series of images; b) assigning to said position of a pixel (P j ): - a first value which is a function of the rank, in the series of images, of the image where the last extremum has been identified at step a) to construct a depth map of the scene, and/or - a second value equal to the value of the pixel in the image where the last extremum has been identified at step a) to construct a fully focused image of the scene; c) assigning to said position of a pixel (P j ) a third value representative of the relevance of the first and/or second value assigned to the pixel at step b), the third value being determined by only taking into account the values of the considered pixel in the series of images; and d) supplying an output value comprising the first and/or the second value, and the third value assigned to the pixel, wherein the third value is representative of the dynamic range of the variation of the value of the pixel (P j ) in the series of images. a) searching for an extremum of the pixel value or of a derivative of the pixel value in the series of images by only taking into account the values of the pixel at the considered position in the series of images; b) assigning to said position of a pixel (P j ): - a first value which is a function of the rank, in the series of images, of the image where the last extremum has been identified at step a) to construct a depth map of the scene, and/or - a second value equal to the value of the pixel in the image where the last extremum has been identified at step a) to construct a fully focused image of the scene; - a first value which is a function of the rank, in the series of images, of the image where the last extremum has been identified at step a) to construct a depth map of the scene, and/or - a second value equal to the value of the pixel in the image where the last extremum has been identified at step a) to construct a fully focused image of the scene; c) assigning to said position of a pixel (P j ) a third value representative of the relevance of the first and/or second value assigned to the pixel at step b), the third value being determined by only taking into account the values of the considered pixel in the series of images; and d) supplying an output value comprising the first and/or the second value, and the third value assigned to the pixel,
Electromagnetically operable spring brake , having an electric coil for actuating the spring brake and a brake rotor which is connectable via a shaft, wherein the spring brake comprises a braking element which is loaded with spring force and which presses the brake rotor against the braking counter element in order to close the spring brake , wherein the spring brake is held together in a pre-assembled state by a securing element , in particular a clamping ring, which interacts with an attachment element , in particular with a screw, to attach the spring brake onto an apparatus , in particular onto a drive system, characterized in that , both in the region of a surface of a housing of the spring brake , as well as in the region of a surface of the braking counter element , a recess is provided which can form a cavity for receiving the securing element when the spring brake is mounted onto the apparatus .
A plug connection device having at least one plug connector , wherein the one plug connector has a housing , at least one plug body for connecting to an outer conductor of a cable , and at least one inner conductor part for connecting to an inner conductor of the cable , wherein the housing has at least one receptacle for inserting the at least one plug body , wherein a contact element which is plug-fittable into the housing in such a manner that a front region of the contact element electrically contacts the plug body , inserted into the housing , on the external perimeter of said plug body is provided, and wherein the contact element is connected in an electrically conducting manner to a fastening means so as to, independently of the cable , establish a ground connection to another component , wherein the fastening means has two snap-fit connection parts for fastening the housing of the plug connector , wherein the snap-fit connection parts intrude at least partially into a groove in the outer side of the housing so as to configure a form-fitting connection in the axial direction (A) between the housing and the fastening means , wherein the fastening means has connection elements so as to establish the ground connection to the further component , wherein the fastening means , the snap-fit connection parts , the contact element , and the connection elements for the ground connection are integrally configured, characterized in that the two snap-fit connection parts for fastening the housing encompass the housing on the outer side thereof, and in that the connection elements are configured as a crimp connection so as to connect a ground connector cable to the fastening means .
An inside handle device of a vehicle comprising: a handle unit obtainable by rotatably connecting an operation member including an operation handle to a handle base ; and a cable unit obtainable by movably holding, on a cable cover , one end of a cable device configured to connect the operation member to a latch device fixed to a door, wherein the cable cover has a first locking portion formed at a cable introduction edge and a second locking portion formed at an opposite-end edge, the first locking portion is rotatably locked to the handle base with the opposite-end edge as a rotating end, the second locking portion is elastically locked in a state of being rotated about the first locking portion , and the operation member is locked to a connecting body formed at the one end of the cable device in a state where the cable unit is connected to the handle unit , characterized in that the inside handle device of the vehicle is adapted to be fixed to a door panel by a fastening bolt , and wherein the second locking portion is restricted from moving in an unlocking direction by the fastening bolt when fixed to the door. a handle unit obtainable by rotatably connecting an operation member including an operation handle to a handle base ; and a cable unit obtainable by movably holding, on a cable cover , one end of a cable device configured to connect the operation member to a latch device fixed to a door, wherein the cable cover has a first locking portion formed at a cable introduction edge and a second locking portion formed at an opposite-end edge, the first locking portion is rotatably locked to the handle base with the opposite-end edge as a rotating end, the second locking portion is elastically locked in a state of being rotated about the first locking portion , and the operation member is locked to a connecting body formed at the one end of the cable device in a state where the cable unit is connected to the handle unit , characterized in that the inside handle device of the vehicle is adapted to be fixed to a door panel by a fastening bolt , and wherein the second locking portion is restricted from moving in an unlocking direction by the fastening bolt when fixed to the door.
A method of controlling a flying toy based on a distance between the flying toy and a surface , the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a signal from a transmitter at the flying toy ; receiving the signal at a receiver of the flying toy after the signal has reflected off of the surface ; comparing the received signal with the transmitted signal ; determining a bit error rate between the transmitted signal and the received signal ; and sending a control signal to a motor to control flight of the flying toy , wherein the control signal is a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal defined at least in part by a PWM reference value, and the motor is an electric motor, wherein the control signal is based at least in part on the bit error rate, wherein the bit error rate is indicative of the distance between the flying toy and the surface , and wherein sending the control signal comprises: sending a first control signal to control the motor at a first speed, by gradually changing the PWM reference value over time when the bit error rate is above a threshold; and sending a second control signal to control the motor at a second speed, by gradually changing the PWM reference value over time when the bit error rate is below the threshold. transmitting a signal from a transmitter at the flying toy ; receiving the signal at a receiver of the flying toy after the signal has reflected off of the surface ; comparing the received signal with the transmitted signal ; determining a bit error rate between the transmitted signal and the received signal ; and sending a control signal to a motor to control flight of the flying toy , wherein the control signal is a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal defined at least in part by a PWM reference value, and the motor is an electric motor, wherein the control signal is based at least in part on the bit error rate, received signal ; and sending a control signal to a motor to control flight of the flying toy , wherein the control signal is a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal defined at least in part by a PWM reference value, and the motor is an electric motor, wherein the control signal is based at least in part on the bit error rate, wherein the bit error rate is indicative of the distance between the flying toy and the surface , and wherein sending the control signal comprises: sending a first control signal to control the motor at a first speed, by gradually changing the PWM reference value over time when the bit error rate is above a threshold; and sending a second control signal to control the motor at a second speed, by gradually changing the PWM reference value over time when the bit error rate is below the threshold. sending a first control signal to control the motor at a first speed, by gradually changing the PWM reference value over time when the bit error rate is above a threshold; and sending a second control signal to control the motor at a second speed, by gradually changing the PWM reference value over time when the bit error rate is below the threshold.
An apparatus for detecting defects in an optical element , wherein the optical element comprises an optical beam transforming surface that transforms a first optical beam to provide a transformed first optical beam , the apparatus comprising: an optical detector ; an optical source that provides a second optical beam ; and an optical waveguide that is coupled to the optical element and provides an optical beam path for the second optical beam from the optical source to the optical detector when the optical element is free of defects and from the optical source to a destination that is different than the optical detector when the optical element includes at least one defect, characterized in that the optical waveguide is integrated in the optical element surrounded by a medium that has a first index of refraction and wherein the optical waveguide has a second index of refraction that is different than the first index of refraction, or in that the optical waveguide is separate from and attached to the optical element and includes at least one of an optical fiber, a translucid cylinder, or a plate. an optical detector ; an optical source that provides a second optical beam ; and an optical waveguide that is coupled to the optical element and provides an optical beam path for the second optical beam from the optical source to the optical detector when the optical element is free of defects and from the optical source to a destination that is different than the optical detector when the optical element includes at least one defect, characterized in that the optical waveguide is integrated in the optical element surrounded by a medium that has a first index of refraction and wherein the optical waveguide has a second index of refraction that is different than the first index of refraction, or in that the optical waveguide is separate from and attached to the optical element and includes at least one of an optical fiber, a translucid cylinder, or a plate.
A method of processing ions in a mass spectrometer , comprising: trapping a plurality of ions having different mass-to-charge, m/z, ratios in a collision cell , releasing said ions from the collision cell in a descending order in m/z ratio, receiving said ions in a mass analyzer having a plurality of rods to at least one of which an RF voltage is applied, wherein an amplitude of said RF voltage is varied from a first value to a lower second value as said released ions are received by the mass analyzer; wherein the change in the RF voltage is configured to ensure that efficient trapping of ions within the mass analyzer is achieved as the ions are released in a descending order in m/z ratio from the upstream collision cell to be received by the mass analyzer. trapping a plurality of ions having different mass-to-charge, m/z, ratios in a collision cell , releasing said ions from the collision cell in a descending order in m/z ratio, receiving said ions in a mass analyzer having a plurality of rods to at least one of which an RF voltage is applied, wherein an amplitude of said RF voltage is varied from a first value to a lower second value as said released ions are received by the mass analyzer; wherein the change in the RF voltage is configured to ensure that efficient trapping of ions within the mass analyzer is achieved as the ions are released in a descending order in m/z ratio from the upstream collision cell to be received by the mass analyzer.
A fault diagnosis method for a vehicle-mounted sensor, the vehicle-mounted sensor being connected to a domain controller through a power supply line, wherein the fault diagnosis method for a vehicle-mounted sensor comprises: obtaining (S101), by the domain controller, a voltage value and a current value of the vehicle-mounted sensor to obtain power supply status information, wherein the power supply status information comprises an undervoltage flag, an overcurrent flag, and an ADC current sampled value; preliminarily determining (S102), based on assignment of the undervoltage flag, the overcurrent flag, and the ADC current sampled value, a condition of the power supply line of the vehicle-mounted sensor, wherein the condition of the power supply line comprises one of occurrence of a short circuit in the power supply line, occurrence of an impedance fault in the power supply line, occurrence of an open circuit in the power supply line, and normal operation of the power supply line; and determining (S103), based on the condition of the power supply line of the vehicle-mounted sensor, a component that needs to be detected further. obtaining (S101), by the domain controller, a voltage value and a current value of the vehicle-mounted sensor to obtain power supply status information, wherein the power supply status information comprises an undervoltage flag, an overcurrent flag, and an ADC current sampled value; preliminarily determining (S102), based on assignment of the undervoltage flag, the overcurrent flag, and the ADC current sampled value, a condition of the power supply line of the vehicle-mounted sensor, wherein the condition of the power supply line comprises one of occurrence of a short circuit in the power supply line, occurrence of an impedance fault in the power supply line, occurrence of an open circuit in the power supply line, and normal operation of the power supply line; and determining (S103), based on the condition of the power supply line of the vehicle-mounted sensor, a component that needs to be detected further.
A resilient beam configuration , the resilient beam configuration comprising: a frame , at least one resilient beam ; wherein the at least one resilient beam comprises a resilient anchor portion and a paddle portion ; wherein the resilient anchor portion connects the paddle portion to the frame ; wherein the paddle portion comprises a first surface ; wherein the paddle portion is configured to move from a first position to a second position in response to a pressure applied to the first surface of the paddle portion ; wherein the resilient anchor portion is configured to bend due to the movement of the paddle portion thereby producing a strain within the resilient anchor portion ; wherein the resilient beam configuration additionally comprises at least one arcuate member interposed between the frame and the paddle portion ; wherein the at least one arcuate member is made of a polymeric material having viscoelasticity; wherein the at least one arcuate member mechanically connects the paddle portion to the frame ; characterised in that the at least one arcuate member is made of the polymeric material comprising synthetic rubber. a frame , at least one resilient beam ; wherein the at least one resilient beam comprises a resilient anchor portion and a paddle portion ; wherein the resilient anchor portion connects the paddle portion to the frame ; wherein the paddle portion comprises a first surface ; wherein the paddle portion is configured to move from a first position to a second position in response to a pressure applied to the first surface of the paddle portion ; wherein the resilient anchor portion is configured to bend due to the movement of the paddle portion thereby producing a strain within the resilient anchor portion ; wherein the resilient beam configuration additionally comprises at least one arcuate member interposed between the frame and the paddle portion ; wherein the at least one arcuate member is made of a polymeric material having viscoelasticity; wherein the at least one arcuate member mechanically connects the paddle portion to the frame ; characterised in that the at least one arcuate member is made of the polymeric material comprising synthetic rubber.