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A urological device comprising:- - a urological valve ; - a valve support stem for location in the urethra of a patient, wherein the valve support stem comprises a generally tubular support for extending at least partially through the urethra; and wherein the urological device comprises a bladder retainer for locating the valve in the bladder, the bladder retainer comprising a flare extending radially outwardly of the support stem ; characterized in that, the valve having a normally closed configuration to prevent flow from the bladder and an open configuration for fluid flow through the valve, the valve being automatically movable from the closed configuration to the open configuration in response to a pre-set hydrodynamic pressure applied for a pre-set time, and in that the urological valve is adapted for location in the bladder of a patient and is located at a bladder end of the support . - a urological valve ; - a valve support stem for location in the urethra of a patient, wherein the urological device comprises a bladder retainer for locating the valve in the bladder, the bladder retainer comprising a flare extending radially outwardly of the support stem ; characterized in that, the valve having a normally closed configuration to prevent flow from the bladder and an open configuration for fluid flow through the valve, the valve being automatically movable from the closed configuration to the open configuration in response to a pre-set hydrodynamic pressure applied for a pre-set time, and in that the urological valve is adapted for location in the bladder of a patient and is located at a bladder end of the support .
A cell culture container, comprising: a container main body ; and a flat plate attached to one surface of the container main body , wherein the container main body includes an inflow port through which a liquid flows into the container main body , a passage through which the liquid flowing into the container main body from the inflow port passes, and an outflow port through which the liquid passing through the passage flows out from the container main body , wherein a plurality of cell-seeding areas , in which cells passing through the passage are seeded, is provided on a bottom surface of the passage and is arranged side by side along the passage , wherein the passage is uniform and is formed in a groove shape on a surface of the container main body to which the flat plate is attached, wherein the diameter of the passage , namely the depth and width of the groove, is from 2 mm to 4 mm, wherein cavities are formed on the bottom surface of the passage in a concentric relationship with the cell-seeding areas , and wherein an extracellular matrix (ECM;41) is coated on a portion of the flat plate which faces the cavities , or an extracellular matrix (ECM;41) is coated inside the cavities and is not coated outside the cavities . a container main body ; and a flat plate attached to one surface of the container main body , wherein the container main body includes an inflow port through which a liquid flows into the container main body , a passage through which the liquid flowing into the container main body from the inflow port passes, and an outflow port through which the liquid passing through the passage flows out from the container main body , wherein a plurality of cell-seeding areas , in which cells passing through the passage are seeded, is provided on a bottom surface of the passage and is arranged side by side along the passage , wherein the passage is uniform and is formed in a groove shape on a surface of the container main body to which the flat plate is attached, wherein the diameter of the passage , namely the depth and width of the groove, is from 2 mm to 4 mm, wherein cavities are formed on the bottom surface of the passage in a concentric relationship with the cell-seeding areas , and wherein an extracellular matrix (ECM;41) is coated on a portion of the flat plate which faces the cavities , or an extracellular matrix (ECM;41) is coated inside the cavities and is not coated outside the cavities .
An integrated access and backhaul, IAB, device , comprising: at least one processor ; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the IAB device to: establish a communication interface between a target centralised unit, CU, of a target IAB donor and the IAB device; receive, from a source CU of a source IAB donor , information concerning cells to be provided by the IAB device from the target CU; perform a handover from the source CU to the target CU, performing the handover including transmitting a handover complete message to the target CU; and activate the cells indicated in the information concerning cells to be provided by the IAB device from the target CU before transmitting the handover complete message, wherein the handover complete message comprises an indication indicating that a service status of the cells is In-Service. at least one processor ; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the IAB device to: establish a communication interface between a target centralised unit, CU, of a target IAB donor and the IAB device; receive, from a source CU of a source IAB donor , information concerning cells to be provided by the IAB device from the target CU; perform a handover from the source CU to the target CU, performing the handover including transmitting a handover complete message to the target CU; and activate the cells indicated in the information concerning cells to be provided by the IAB device from the target CU before transmitting the handover complete message, wherein the handover complete message comprises an indication indicating that a service status of the cells is In-Service. establish a communication interface between a target centralised unit, CU, of a target IAB donor and the IAB device; receive, from a source CU of a source IAB donor , information concerning cells to be provided by the IAB device from the target CU; perform a handover from the source CU to the target CU, performing the handover including transmitting a handover complete message to the target CU; and activate the cells indicated in the information concerning cells to be provided by the IAB device from the target CU before transmitting the handover complete message, wherein the handover complete message comprises an indication indicating that a service status of the cells is In-Service.
A pneumatic tire, comprising a tread formed from a rubber composition for treads, the rubber composition comprising: a polybutadiene; and a terpene resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg), as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter in accordance with JIS K 7121, of 40°C to 90°C, the polybutadiene satisfying the following conditions (A), (B), and (C): (A) a ratio (Tcp/ML 1+4 , 100°C) of 5% by mass toluene solution viscosity (Tcp) to Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100°C) is 0.9 to 2.3, wherein the Mooney viscosity is measured in accordance with JIS K 6300; (B) a stress relaxation time (T80), as determined by a stress relaxation measurement according to ASTM D 1646-7, is 10.0 to 40.0 seconds, which is a time required for torque to decay by 80%, where 100% represents torque at the end of a ML 1+4 , 100°C measurement; and (C) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn), as determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), is 2.50 to 4.00; wherein the rubber composition comprises the polybutadiene in an amount of 5% to 90% by mass based on 100% by mass of a rubber component in the rubber composition, and the terpene resin in an amount of 1 to 20 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and wherein the rubber composition comprises an additional rubber other than the polybutadiene rubber in an amount of 10% to 95% by mass based on 100% by mass of a rubber component in the rubber composition, and silica in an amount of 10 to 100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. a polybutadiene; and a terpene resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg), as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter in accordance with JIS K 7121, of 40°C to 90°C, the polybutadiene satisfying the following conditions (A), (B), and (C): (A) a ratio (Tcp/ML 1+4 , 100°C) of 5% by mass toluene solution viscosity (Tcp) to Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100°C) is 0.9 to 2.3, wherein the Mooney viscosity is measured in accordance with JIS K 6300; (B) a stress relaxation time (T80), as determined by a stress relaxation measurement according to ASTM D 1646-7, is 10.0 to 40.0 seconds, which is a time required for torque to decay by 80%, where 100% represents torque at the end of a ML 1+4 , 100°C measurement; and (C) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn), as determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), is 2.50 to 4.00; wherein the rubber composition comprises the polybutadiene in an amount of 5% to 90% by mass based on 100% by mass of a rubber component in the rubber composition, and the terpene resin in an amount of 1 to 20 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and wherein the rubber composition comprises an additional rubber other than the polybutadiene rubber in an amount of 10% to 95% by mass based on 100% by mass of a rubber component in the rubber composition, and silica in an amount of 10 to 100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
An automated method for capturing nucleic acids in a liquid sample comprising: (a) contacting a first aliquot of the liquid sample with magnetic glass particles (MGPs) in a vessel under conditions that allow nucleic acids from the liquid sample to non-covalently bind the MGPs, wherein the MGPs are non-porous and comprise at least one ferromagnetic magnetic core in glass; (b) applying a magnetic field to the MGPs to form a clump of MGPs; (c) removing unbound liquid sample from the clump of MGPs; (d) contacting a second aliquot of the liquid sample with the clump of MGPs; (e) resuspending the MGPs in the bottom half of the second aliquot of the liquid sample by pipetting at the bottom of the vessel to break the clump of MGPs; (f) pipetting the MGPs within the vessel from the bottom half of the second aliquot to the top of the second aliquot and thereby dispensing the MGPs within the second aliquot; (g) applying a magnetic field to the MGPs to form a clump of MGPs; (h) removing unbound liquid sample from the clump of MGPs; and (i) optionally repeating steps (d) through (h) for at least one additional aliquot of liquid sample. (a) contacting a first aliquot of the liquid sample with magnetic glass particles (MGPs) in a vessel under conditions that allow nucleic acids from the liquid sample to non-covalently bind the MGPs, wherein the MGPs are non-porous and comprise at least one ferromagnetic magnetic core in glass; (b) applying a magnetic field to the MGPs to form a clump of MGPs; (c) removing unbound liquid sample from the clump of MGPs; (d) contacting a second aliquot of the liquid sample with the clump of MGPs; (e) resuspending the MGPs in the bottom half of the second aliquot of the liquid sample by pipetting at the bottom of the vessel to break the clump of MGPs; (f) pipetting the MGPs within the vessel from the bottom half of the second aliquot to the top of the second aliquot and thereby dispensing the MGPs within the second aliquot; (g) applying a magnetic field to the MGPs to form a clump of MGPs; (h) removing unbound liquid sample from the clump of MGPs; and (i) optionally repeating steps (d) through (h) for at least one additional aliquot of liquid sample.
A coated flexible open-cell polyurethane foam structure , comprising: a flexible open-cell polyurethane foam having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; and a flexible heat conductive material covering 30 to 90 percent (cov., expressed in %) of a surface area of the first major surface of the flexible open-cell polyurethane foam in a predefined shape to provide one or more gaps exposing the flexible open-cell polyurethane foam between defined edges of the flexible heat conductive material, wherein each gap of the one or more gaps has a gap width according to Formula I: gap width mm ≤ − 0.196 × cov . % + 20.6 wherein a total surface area of the one or more gaps provides 70 to 10 percent of the surface area of the first major surface of the flexible open-cell polyurethane foam. a flexible open-cell polyurethane foam having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; and a flexible heat conductive material covering 30 to 90 percent (cov., expressed in %) of a surface area of the first major surface of the flexible open-cell polyurethane foam in a predefined shape to provide one or more gaps exposing the flexible open-cell polyurethane foam between defined edges of the flexible heat conductive material, wherein each gap of the one or more gaps has a gap width according to Formula I: gap width mm ≤ − 0.196 × cov . % + 20.6 wherein a total surface area of the one or more gaps provides 70 to 10 percent of the surface area of the first major surface of the flexible open-cell polyurethane foam.
An apparatus , comprising: a modulator configured to encode binary data into a digital signal via pulse amplitude modulation "PAM" to generate a modulated digital signal, wherein the modulator is configured to encode the binary data using an N-ary PAM, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 4; a digital filter operatively coupled to the modulator and configured to apply Nyquist shaping to the modulated digital signal; a digital to analog converter "DAC" operatively coupled to the modulator and the digital filter, the DAC configured to convert the modulated digital signal to an analog signal and send the analog signal into an optical communication channel using a dense wavelength division multiplexing "DWDM" scheme; and a controller operatively coupled to the digital filter, the controller configured to receive information representing an optical signal to noise ratio "OSNR" or a chromatic dispersion level of the optical communication channel measured during transmission of the analog signal, the controller further configured to cause the digital filter to change a roll off factor "ROF" of the Nyquist shaping based on the information. a modulator configured to encode binary data into a digital signal via pulse amplitude modulation "PAM" to generate a modulated digital signal, wherein the modulator is configured to encode the binary data using an N-ary PAM, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 4; a digital filter operatively coupled to the modulator and configured to apply Nyquist shaping to the modulated digital signal; a digital to analog converter "DAC" operatively coupled to the modulator and the digital filter, the DAC configured to convert the modulated digital signal to an analog signal and send the analog signal into an optical communication channel using a dense wavelength division multiplexing "DWDM" scheme; and a controller operatively coupled to the digital filter, the controller configured to receive information representing an optical signal to noise ratio "OSNR" or a chromatic dispersion level of the optical communication channel measured during transmission of the analog signal, the controller further configured to cause the digital filter to change a roll off factor "ROF" of the Nyquist shaping based on the information.
An orthopaedic prosthesis , comprising: a tibial tray including a distal surface and an opening is defined in the distal surface, wherein the tibial tray includes an inner wall extending inwardly from the opening to an intermediate wall to define a first pocket in the tibial tray, wherein the intermediate wall includes a plurality of second openings , and a rim wall extends inwardly from each second opening to a base wall to define a plurality of inner pockets in the tibial tray, each inner pocket including a central recess and an undercut channel , characterised in that wnerem the distal surface and the intermediate wall have a surface roughness (Ra) in a range of 3.5 microns to 6.5 microns, wherein each inner pocket has an inner peripheral edge that is defined by an imaginary line on its rim wall , the inner peripheral edge having a peripheral edge length, the tibial tray has a total peripheral edge length that is equal to the sum of the peripheral edge lengths of the plurality of inner pockets, and the tibial tray has a total opening surface area that is equal to the sum of the surface areas of the narrowest openings of the plurality of inner pockets, and wherein the ratio of the total peripheral edge length to the total opening surface area is in a range of 0.31 to 0.46. a tibial tray including a distal surface and an opening is defined in the distal surface, wherein the tibial tray includes an inner wall extending inwardly from the opening to an intermediate wall to define a first pocket in the tibial tray, wherein the intermediate wall includes a plurality of second openings , and a rim wall extends inwardly from each second opening to a base wall to define a plurality of inner pockets in the tibial tray, each inner pocket including a central recess and an undercut channel , characterised in that wnerem the distal surface and the intermediate wall have a surface roughness (Ra) in a range of 3.5 microns to 6.5 microns, wherein each inner pocket has an inner peripheral edge that is defined by an imaginary line on its rim wall , the inner peripheral edge having a peripheral edge length, the tibial tray has a total peripheral edge length that is equal to the sum of the peripheral edge lengths of the plurality of inner pockets, and the tibial tray has a total opening surface area that is equal to the sum of the surface areas of the narrowest openings of the plurality of inner pockets, and wherein the ratio of the total peripheral edge length to the total opening surface area is in a range of 0.31 to 0.46.
An apparatus comprising: a processor configured to (i) receive data messages from a plurality of vehicles (30a-30n) and (ii) determine relative coordinates of said vehicles (30a-30n) based on said data messages; and a transceiver configured to (i) communicate said data messages using a first channel in a first range and (ii) communicate short messages using a second channel in a second range , wherein (a) communicating using said second channel consumes more power than communicating using the first channel, characterized in that (b) said data messages are sent from said transceiver to a cluster head (322a-322n) within said first range , (c) said short messages communicate less data than said data messages, (d) said short messages are sent directly to a target vehicle outside of said first range to determine an associated cluster head (322a-322n) for said target vehicle and (e) said data messages are sent to said target vehicle from said associated cluster head (322a-322n) via said cluster head (322a-322n) within said first range . a processor configured to (i) receive data messages from a plurality of vehicles (30a-30n) and (ii) determine relative coordinates of said vehicles (30a-30n) based on said data messages; and a transceiver configured to (i) communicate said data messages using a first channel in a first range and (ii) communicate short messages using a second channel in a second range , wherein (a) communicating using said second channel consumes more power than communicating using the first channel, characterized in that (b) said data messages are sent from said transceiver to a cluster head (322a-322n) within said first range , (c) said short messages communicate less data than said data messages, (d) said short messages are sent directly to a target vehicle outside of said first range to determine an associated cluster head (322a-322n) for said target vehicle and (e) said data messages are sent to said target vehicle from said associated cluster head (322a-322n) via said cluster head (322a-322n) within said first range .
An apparatus, comprising: (a) an injector assembly , wherein the injector assembly comprises: (i) a body , (ii) a flexible cannula extending distally from the body , wherein the cannula is sized to be inserted through an incision in an eye of a patient, and (iii) a needle slidably disposed in the flexible cannula ; and (b) an injector driver (600; 880), wherein the injector driver (600; 880) is operable to drive the needle longitudinally relative to the flexible cannula ; and (c) a magnetic pad assembly , wherein the magnetic pad assembly is sized and configured to be placed on a forehead of a patient, and the magnetic pad assembly includes an adhesive; and (d) a fluid source assembly in fluid communication with the needle; wherein the body of the injector assembly is configured to be removably secured to the magnetic pad assembly , and the injector assembly further comprises: (iv) a magnet , wherein the magnet is configured to removably secure the body to the magnetic pad assembly via magnetic attraction, where the magnet is held in a stationary position relative to the body ; wherein the injector driver (600; 880) is operable to drive the needle longitudinally relative to the magnet . (a) an injector assembly , wherein the injector assembly comprises: (i) a body , (ii) a flexible cannula extending distally from the body , wherein the cannula is sized to be inserted through an incision in an eye of a patient, and (iii) a needle slidably disposed in the flexible cannula ; and (i) a body , (ii) a flexible cannula extending distally from the body , wherein the cannula is sized to be inserted through an incision in an eye of a patient, and (iii) a needle slidably disposed in the flexible cannula ; and (b) an injector driver (600; 880), wherein the injector driver (600; 880) is operable to drive the needle longitudinally relative to the flexible cannula ; and (c) a magnetic pad assembly , wherein the magnetic pad assembly is sized and configured to be placed on a forehead of a patient, and the magnetic pad assembly includes an adhesive; and (d) a fluid source assembly in fluid communication with the needle; wherein the body of the injector assembly is configured to be removably secured to the magnetic pad assembly , and the injector assembly further comprises: (iv) a magnet , wherein the magnet is configured to removably secure the body to the magnetic pad assembly via magnetic attraction, where the magnet is held in a stationary position relative to the body ; wherein the injector driver (600; 880) is operable to drive the needle longitudinally relative to the magnet . (iv) a magnet , wherein the magnet is configured to removably secure the body to the magnetic pad assembly via magnetic attraction, where the magnet is held in a stationary position relative to the body ; wherein the injector driver (600; 880) is operable to drive the needle longitudinally relative to the magnet .