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Method of identifying the eardrum in a subject's ear, wherein an otoscope is used to carry out the method, the otoscope comprising: - a handle portion allowing a user to manipulate the otoscope during its application; and - a head portion exhibiting a substantially tapering form extending along a longitudinal axis (A) of the head portion , wherein the head portion has a proximal end adjacent to the handle portion and a smaller distal end configured to be introduced into the ear canal of the subject's outer ear, wherein the head portion is dimensioned such that it cannot be introduced into the inner half of the ear canal of the subject's outer ear; - wherein the otoscope further comprises the electronic imaging unit positioned in the distal end of the head portion , the at least one optical axis (X; X1, X2) being positioned radially offset from the longitudinal axis (A); wherein the method comprises the following steps: - introducing the optical electronic imaging unit and at least one light source into the ear canal of a subject's outer ear, wherein the electronic imaging unit exhibits at least one optical axis (X; X1, X2) directed at the eardrum of the subject's ear; - using the electronic imaging unit to capture at least one image; and - automatically identifying the eardrum by determining color information or brightness and color information by electronic means , wherein the electronic imaging unit comprises at least one color video camera (40.1), the method further comprising a step of: - determining the spectral composition of reflections of the eardrum, once the eardrum has been identified. - a handle portion allowing a user to manipulate the otoscope during its application; and - a head portion exhibiting a substantially tapering form extending along a longitudinal axis (A) of the head portion , wherein the head portion has a proximal end adjacent to the handle portion and a smaller distal end configured to be introduced into the ear canal of the subject's outer ear, wherein the head portion is dimensioned such that it cannot be introduced into the inner half of the ear canal of the subject's outer ear; - wherein the otoscope further comprises the electronic imaging unit positioned in the distal end of the head portion , the at least one optical axis (X; X1, X2) being positioned radially offset from the longitudinal axis (A); - introducing the optical electronic imaging unit and at least one light source into the ear canal of a subject's outer ear, wherein the electronic imaging unit exhibits at least one optical axis (X; X1, X2) directed at the eardrum of the subject's ear; - using the electronic imaging unit to capture at least one image; and - automatically identifying the eardrum by determining color information or brightness and color information by electronic means , wherein the electronic imaging unit comprises at least one color video camera (40.1), the method further comprising a step of: - determining the spectral composition of reflections of the eardrum, once the eardrum has been identified.
An assembly of a catheter and a coupling component, which catheter is adapted for injection of a liquid into a body cavity, said catheter being coupled to a coupling component adapted to couple to tubes for establishing fluid communication to an injection liquid reservoir , said catheter has - a main body comprising a funnel-shaped part delimited by an annular funnel wall and an elongate tubular catheter part delimited by an annular catheter wall , which funnel-shaped part has a flared part that, via a smooth transition, tapers into a tapering part, which extend into the elongate tubular catheter part , - the main body accommodates a liquid flow channel , which is adapted to expel a liquid via at least one injection opening in a free end (4;44) of the elongate tubular catheter part opposite the funnel-shaped part , and - an expandable fixation member that surrounds an elongate fixation section of the elongate tubular catheter part a distance from the free end of said elongate tubular catheter part , and a fluid flow channel which is adapted to, via at least one delivery opening provided in said annular catheter wall of the elongate fixation section of the elongate tubular catheter part , deliver a fluid to the expandable fixation member , characterized in that the assembly comprises a tube coupling adaptor , wherein the coupling component is a tube connection component being part of the tube coupling adaptor , and which tube coupling adaptor further comprises a catheter connector component and a decoupling component . - a main body comprising a funnel-shaped part delimited by an annular funnel wall and an elongate tubular catheter part delimited by an annular catheter wall , which funnel-shaped part has a flared part that, via a smooth transition, tapers into a tapering part, which extend into the elongate tubular catheter part , - the main body accommodates a liquid flow channel , which is adapted to expel a liquid via at least one injection opening in a free end (4;44) of the elongate tubular catheter part opposite the funnel-shaped part , and - an expandable fixation member that surrounds an elongate fixation section of the elongate tubular catheter part a distance from the free end of said elongate tubular catheter part , and a fluid flow channel which is adapted to, via at least one delivery opening provided in said annular catheter wall of the elongate fixation section of the elongate tubular catheter part , deliver a fluid to the expandable fixation member ,
A portable irradiation device for treatment of jaundice, comprising: a hollow squeezing part operable to squeeze air therein out; a sucker having a first end opening portion and a second end opening portion , the first end opening portion being hermetically connected with the squeezing part , the second end opening portion being configured to be attached to a human body by means of a difference in air pressure between inside and outside the sucker ; and a blue light irradiation unit located in a space surrounded by the squeezing part and/or the sucker , wherein the portable irradiation device further comprising: a control unit configured to ignite the blue light irradiation unit in response to the air pressure inside the sucker being smaller than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and to extinguish the blue light irradiation unit in response to the air pressure inside the sucker being greater than the predetermined threshold. a hollow squeezing part operable to squeeze air therein out; a sucker having a first end opening portion and a second end opening portion , the first end opening portion being hermetically connected with the squeezing part , the second end opening portion being configured to be attached to a human body by means of a difference in air pressure between inside and outside the sucker ; and a blue light irradiation unit located in a space surrounded by the squeezing part and/or the sucker , wherein the portable irradiation device further comprising: a control unit configured to ignite the blue light irradiation unit in response to the air pressure inside the sucker being smaller than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and to extinguish the blue light irradiation unit in response to the air pressure inside the sucker being greater than the predetermined threshold.
An aldose reductase inhibitor for use in: (a) a method of treating galactosemia or preventing complications associated with galactosemia, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the aldose reductase inhibitor to a subject in need thereof; (b) a method of reducing the amount or level of galactitol in a subject with galactosemia, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the aldose reductase inhibitor to the subject; or (c) a method for treating cataracts, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an aldose reductase inhibitor to a subject in need thereof, optionally where the subject in need thereof has galactosemia, wherein the aldose reductase inhibitor is a compound of Formula (III): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R 1 is CO 2 R 2 ; R 2 is H, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )-hydroxyalkyl, or (C 1 -C 6 )-aminoalkyl; X 1 is H or halogen; X 2 is H or halogen; Y is a bond, C=O, C=S, C=NH, or C=N(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl; Z is A 1 is NR 7 , O, S or CH 2 ; A 2 is N or CH; A 3 is NR 7 , O, or S; R 3 through R 6 are independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, haloalkylthio, trifluoroacetyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkylthio, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkylsulfinyl, or (C 1 -C 4 )-alkylsulfonyl; and R 7 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, or C(O)O-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl. (a) a method of treating galactosemia or preventing complications associated with galactosemia, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the aldose reductase inhibitor to a subject in need thereof; (b) a method of reducing the amount or level of galactitol in a subject with galactosemia, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the aldose reductase inhibitor to the subject; or (c) a method for treating cataracts, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an aldose reductase inhibitor to a subject in need thereof, optionally where the subject in need thereof has galactosemia, R 1 is CO 2 R 2 ; R 2 is H, (C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )-hydroxyalkyl, or (C 1 -C 6 )-aminoalkyl; X 1 is H or halogen; X 2 is H or halogen; Y is a bond, C=O, C=S, C=NH, or C=N(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl; Z is A 1 is NR 7 , O, S or CH 2 ; A 2 is N or CH; A 3 is NR 7 , O, or S; R 3 through R 6 are independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, haloalkylthio, trifluoroacetyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkylthio, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkylsulfinyl, or (C 1 -C 4 )-alkylsulfonyl; and R 7 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, or C(O)O-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl.
A method for recording a trajectory of an individual particle in a sample starting from an at least approximately known initial position of the particle , comprising the repeatedly executed method steps: - scanning the particle with an intensity distribution of a scanning light comprising a local minimum at one or more scanning positions ; - detecting a number of photons emitted from the particle as a result of the illumination with the scanning light at each of the scanning positions or a light intensity as a first measured variable; - determining updated coordinates of the particle from the photon number detected at the scanning positions or the detected light intensity and adding the updated coordinates to the trajectory , characterized in that during the recording of the trajectory a second measured variable is detected in the sample and the recording of the trajectory is interrupted or terminated if the second measured variable or a control value calculated from the second measured variable fulfills a termination criterion. - scanning the particle with an intensity distribution of a scanning light comprising a local minimum at one or more scanning positions ; - detecting a number of photons emitted from the particle as a result of the illumination with the scanning light at each of the scanning positions or a light intensity as a first measured variable; - determining updated coordinates of the particle from the photon number detected at the scanning positions or the detected light intensity and adding the updated coordinates to the trajectory ,
A housing comprising: a pressure relief door comprising a first door end (34E1) disposed at a first hinge axis of the housing and an opposing second door end (34E2), the pressure relief door rotatable between a first door position and a second door position about the first hinge axis and defining a portion of the housing in the first door position; a deflector comprising a first deflector end (40E1), wherein rotation of the pressure relief door from the first door position to the second door position effects rotation of the deflector from the first deflector position to the second deflector position, characterised by the first deflector end (40E1) being disposed at a second hinge axis of the housing and an opposing second deflector end (40E2), the deflector being rotatable between a first deflector position and a second deflector position about the second hinge axis . a pressure relief door comprising a first door end (34E1) disposed at a first hinge axis of the housing and an opposing second door end (34E2), the pressure relief door rotatable between a first door position and a second door position about the first hinge axis and defining a portion of the housing in the first door position; a deflector comprising a first deflector end (40E1), wherein rotation of the pressure relief door from the first door position to the second door position effects rotation of the deflector from the first deflector position to the second deflector position, characterised by the first deflector end (40E1) being disposed at a second hinge axis of the housing and an opposing second deflector end (40E2), the deflector being rotatable between a first deflector position and a second deflector position about the second hinge axis .
A pressure sensor assembly , for a gas turbine engine defining a radial direction (R) and a circumferential direction (C) and comprising a liner at least partially defining a core air flowpath through a compressor section or a turbine section and a casing at least partially enclosing the liner, the pressure sensor assembly comprising : a body configured for positioning adjacent to the casing of the gas turbine engine; a pressure sensor positioned at least partially within the body and comprising a diaphragm ; and an extension member extending from the body and configured to extend at least partially through a casing opening in the casing and towards a liner opening in the liner, wherein the extension member defines a continuous sense cavity extending between the pressure sensor and the core air flowpath , to expose the pressure sensor to the core air flowpath of the gas turbine engine, wherein the diaphragm is positioned closer to an outer surface of the casing in the radial direction than to an inner surface of the casing ; characterised in that : the diaphragm is exposed to the sense cavity of the extension member , and wherein the pressure sensor is an optical based sensor for measuring a deflection of the diaphragm . a body configured for positioning adjacent to the casing of the gas turbine engine; a pressure sensor positioned at least partially within the body and comprising a diaphragm ; and an extension member extending from the body and configured to extend at least partially through a casing opening in the casing and towards a liner opening in the liner, wherein the extension member defines a continuous sense cavity extending between the pressure sensor and the core air flowpath , to expose the pressure sensor to the core air flowpath of the gas turbine engine, wherein the diaphragm is positioned closer to an outer surface of the casing in the radial direction than to an inner surface of the casing ; characterised in that : the diaphragm is exposed to the sense cavity of the extension member , and wherein the pressure sensor is an optical based sensor for measuring a deflection of the diaphragm .
A control apparatus for a power transmission system , the power transmission system including an electrical transmission mechanism including a differential mechanism to which an engine is coupled such that power is transmitted and a first electric motor (MG1) coupled to the differential mechanism such that power is transmitted, the electrical transmission mechanism being configured such that a differential state of the differential mechanism is controlled by controlling an operating state of the first electric motor (MG1), the power transmission system including a second electric motor (MG2) coupled to an output rotating member of the electrical transmission mechanism such that power is transmitted, the power transmission system including a mechanical transmission mechanism that constitutes part of a power transmission path between the output rotating member and a drive wheel, the control apparatus comprising: a malfunction determination unit being configured to determine whether there is a malfunction in the electrical transmission mechanism , the malfunction making the operating state of the first electric motor (MG1) uncontrollable; and an engine operation control unit being configured to stop operation of the engine ; the control apparatus being characterized by further comprising a shift control unit being configured, when it is determined that a malfunction in the electrical transmission mechanism exists and the operation of the engine is stopped, to cause the mechanical transmission mechanism to start upshifting by the time the rotation of the engine stops. a malfunction determination unit being configured to determine whether there is a malfunction in the electrical transmission mechanism , the malfunction making the operating state of the first electric motor (MG1) uncontrollable; and an engine operation control unit being configured to stop operation of the engine ; the control apparatus being characterized by further comprising a shift control unit being configured, when it is determined that a malfunction in the electrical transmission mechanism exists and the operation of the engine is stopped, to cause the mechanical transmission mechanism to start upshifting by the time the rotation of the engine stops.
A pressure sensor, comprising: a cylindrical body made of a magnetostrictive material and configured to be deformed under a pressure of a fluid flowing inside; and a detection portion for detecting a change in magnetic field caused by distortion of the cylindrical body , and characterized in that the cylindrical body includes a peripheral wall portion curved along an axial direction of said cylindrical body . a cylindrical body made of a magnetostrictive material and configured to be deformed under a pressure of a fluid flowing inside; and a detection portion for detecting a change in magnetic field caused by distortion of the cylindrical body , and characterized in that the cylindrical body includes a peripheral wall portion curved along an axial direction of said cylindrical body .
A method, comprising: transferring a sample from an injector source of a system to a first compression volume ; increasing pressure in the system at a controlled rate while splitting an entirety of the sample into a first portion that is transferred to a column of the system and a second portion that is transferred to a second compression volume of the system, wherein the first compression volume, the second compression volume, and the column are coupled by a tee ; separating chemical compounds of the sample from one another as a first portion of the sample moves through the column; and conducting gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis of the first portion of the sample with a detector . transferring a sample from an injector source of a system to a first compression volume ; increasing pressure in the system at a controlled rate while splitting an entirety of the sample into a first portion that is transferred to a column of the system and a second portion that is transferred to a second compression volume of the system, wherein the first compression volume, the second compression volume, and the column are coupled by a tee ; separating chemical compounds of the sample from one another as a first portion of the sample moves through the column; and conducting gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis of the first portion of the sample with a detector .
A computer implemented method of providing voice input for private user information, the method comprising: receiving , from a client device , a request to communicate private user information; generating a set of random characters in response to the request to communicate the private user information, at least one random character from the set of random characters corresponding to a character from a set of standard characters; augmenting the set of standard characters with the set of random characters to create an image of the standard characters augmented with the set of random characters; providing image data to the client device to display the image of the standard characters augmented with the set of random characters; receiving , from the client device , private user information representing spoken characters from the set of random characters displayed in the image; mapping the spoken characters from the set of random characters to corresponding characters from the set of standard characters; recognizing the private user information using the corresponding characters from the set of standard characters; and providing , to the client device , the private user information using the corresponding characters from the set of standard characters. receiving , from a client device , a request to communicate private user information; generating a set of random characters in response to the request to communicate the private user information, at least one random character from the set of random characters corresponding to a character from a set of standard characters; augmenting the set of standard characters with the set of random characters to create an image of the standard characters augmented with the set of random characters; providing image data to the client device to display the image of the standard characters augmented with the set of random characters; receiving , from the client device , private user information representing spoken characters from the set of random characters displayed in the image; mapping the spoken characters from the set of random characters to corresponding characters from the set of standard characters; recognizing the private user information using the corresponding characters from the set of standard characters; and providing , to the client device , the private user information using the corresponding characters from the set of standard characters.
A compression garment for establishing a compression level to a human limb or body part , wherein the compression garment consists of or includes a bandage having a terminal edge on one side of the bandage and having a another terminal edge at the other side of the bandage provided by a closing part of the compression garment, said closing part being securable on the garment in a position wherein the bandage is fully or partly wrapped around the human limb or body part to establish said pressure level, wherein the compression garment further includes a tab with an adhesive or with an attaching mechanism making the tab securable to the garment at a position abutting the second terminal edge (3") provided by said closing part , the tab having a length that is adapted to the compression garment, so that the length of the tab or a marking on the tab is indicative of a distance by which the garment is wrappable around the limb or body part in order to establish a compression level within a safe compression level range.
An optical element comprising: a body of optical material; and a plurality of microstructures along a surface of the body , wherein each microstructure of the plurality of microstructures has a sag profile; wherein each microstructure is a rectangle shape with four outer boundaries, wherein each of the four outer boundaries inwardly curves toward a center of the microstructure so that the microstructure has a pincushion shape. a body of optical material; and a plurality of microstructures along a surface of the body , wherein each microstructure of the plurality of microstructures has a sag profile; wherein each microstructure is a rectangle shape with four outer boundaries, wherein each of the four outer boundaries inwardly curves toward a center of the microstructure so that the microstructure has a pincushion shape.