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A self-retaining suture for soft palate elevation procedures comprising: a. an elongated suture body having a periphery and first and second tissue-penetrating ends, each of the first and second ends being provided with a needle ; b. a plurality of first retainers disposed on a first segment of the elongated body and oriented to the first end, the plurality of first retainers yielding toward the suture body during movement of the suture through tissue in a direction of deployment of the first end, and resisting movement of the suture, when in tissue, in a direction substantially opposite to the direction of deployment of the first end; c. a plurality of second retainers disposed on a second segment of the elongated body and oriented to the second end, the plurality of second retainers yielding toward the suture body during movement of the suture through tissue in a direction of deployment of the second end, and resisting movement, when in tissue, in a direction substantially opposite the direction of deployment of the second end; and d. a retainer- free transition segment disposed between the pluralities of first and second retainers; characterized in that each of the needles is a bi-curve needle which has: a proximal end ; a distal, tapered end ; a first portion adjacent the proximal end ; and a second portion adjacent to the distal, tapered end , wherein the first and second portions are adjacent each other and the first portion has a smaller radius of curvature than the second portion and each of the bi-curve needles has a length of 28-32 mm. a. an elongated suture body having a periphery and first and second tissue-penetrating ends, each of the first and second ends being provided with a needle ; b. a plurality of first retainers disposed on a first segment of the elongated body and oriented to the first end, the plurality of first retainers yielding toward the suture body during movement of the suture through tissue in a direction of deployment of the first end, and resisting movement of the suture, when in tissue, in a direction substantially opposite to the direction of deployment of the first end; c. a plurality of second retainers disposed on a second segment of the elongated body and oriented to the second end, the plurality of second retainers yielding toward the suture body during movement of the suture through tissue in a direction of deployment of the second end, and resisting movement, when in tissue, in a direction substantially opposite the direction of deployment of the second end; and d. a retainer- free transition segment disposed between the pluralities of first and second retainers; characterized in that each of the needles is a bi-curve needle which has: a proximal end ; a distal, tapered end ; a first portion adjacent the proximal end ; and a second portion adjacent to the distal, tapered end , wherein the first and second portions are adjacent each other and the first portion has a smaller radius of curvature than the second portion and each of the bi-curve needles has a length of 28-32 mm.
A refrigeration cycle apparatus, comprising: a refrigerant circuit including a compressor , a flow switching device , a heat source-side heat exchanger , a first expansion device , and a use-side heat exchanger ; a liquid backflow suppression circuit including a second expansion device , an on-off valve , and a high-pressure receiver connected between the second expansion device and the on-off valve , the liquid backflow suppression circuit being connected in parallel to the first expansion device ; and a controller configured to control the second expansion device and the on-off valve , when a defrosting operation start condition is satisfied during a heating operation, the controller being configured to close the second expansion device and the on-off valve , and then switching the flow switching device to start the defrosting operation. a refrigerant circuit including a compressor , a flow switching device , a heat source-side heat exchanger , a first expansion device , and a use-side heat exchanger ; a liquid backflow suppression circuit including a second expansion device , an on-off valve , and a high-pressure receiver connected between the second expansion device and the on-off valve , the liquid backflow suppression circuit being connected in parallel to the first expansion device ; and a controller configured to control the second expansion device and the on-off valve , when a defrosting operation start condition is satisfied during a heating operation, the controller being configured to close the second expansion device and the on-off valve , and then switching the flow switching device to start the defrosting operation.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processing resource of a computing system to cause the computing system to: receive three-dimensional printing specifications associated with a three-dimensional printing device, wherein the three-dimensional printing specifications include production object information indicating specifications of a production object to be printed by the 3D printing device; analyze the three-dimensional printing specifications to determine a plurality of test angles for a test object and a plurality of test surfaces corresponding to the test angles for the test object; determine the test object for color calibration for the three-dimensional printing device based at least in part on the plurality of test angles and the plurality of test surfaces, each test surface of the test object configured with at least one test color, wherein the plurality of test angles, the plurality of test surfaces, and the at least one test color are determined based at least in part on the production object information; output the test object to the three-dimensional printing device for printing thereby to generate a printed test object; collect color measurement data for each test surface of the printed test object with at least one color measurement device; process the color measurement data to determine angular color dependency characteristics of the at least one test color; and generate three-dimensional color calibration data for the three-dimensional printing device based at least in part on the angular color dependency characteristics of the at least one test color. receive three-dimensional printing specifications associated with a three-dimensional printing device, wherein the three-dimensional printing specifications include production object information indicating specifications of a production object to be printed by the 3D printing device; analyze the three-dimensional printing specifications to determine a plurality of test angles for a test object and a plurality of test surfaces corresponding to the test angles for the test object; determine the test object for color calibration for the three-dimensional printing device based at least in part on the plurality of test angles and the plurality of test surfaces, each test surface of the test object configured with at least one test color, wherein the plurality of test angles, the plurality of test surfaces, and the at least one test color are determined based at least in part on the production object information; output the test object to the three-dimensional printing device for printing thereby to generate a printed test object; collect color measurement data for each test surface of the printed test object with at least one color measurement device; process the color measurement data to determine angular color dependency characteristics of the at least one test color; and generate three-dimensional color calibration data for the three-dimensional printing device based at least in part on the angular color dependency characteristics of the at least one test color.
A marker delivery device , comprising: a cannula including a distal end and a side aperture positioned proximate the distal end; one or more flexible flaps extending from the cannula to cover at least a portion of the side aperture; a rod extending within the cannula ; and a flexible deployer operatively coupled with the rod and positioned proximate the side aperture , wherein the flexible deployer is configured to transition from a pre-actuated state to an actuated state, wherein the rod is configured to transition the flexible deployer to the actuated state to thereby expel a biopsy site marker through the one or more flexible flaps and out of the side aperture . a cannula including a distal end and a side aperture positioned proximate the distal end; one or more flexible flaps extending from the cannula to cover at least a portion of the side aperture; a rod extending within the cannula ; and a flexible deployer operatively coupled with the rod and positioned proximate the side aperture , wherein the flexible deployer is configured to transition from a pre-actuated state to an actuated state, wherein the rod is configured to transition the flexible deployer to the actuated state to thereby expel a biopsy site marker through the one or more flexible flaps and out of the side aperture .
A lever assembly comprising: - a control lever having at least one lever coupling portion which delimits a lever rotation seat ; - a lever support comprising at least one support tooth (6; 7), said at least one support tooth (6; 7) delimits a tooth seat (8; 9); - an articulation pin received in said tooth seat (8; 9) of at least one support tooth (6; 7) and received in said lever rotation seat , for the rotation of the control lever with respect to said lever support ; wherein - said lever assembly comprises at least one cover connected to said lever support , thus at least partly closing at least one among said tooth seat and rotation seat to prevent the exit of the pin from said seats , thus rotatably constraining the lever to the support , characterized in that - said at least one support tooth (6; 7) which delimits a tooth seat (8; 9) comprises an insertion seat end and an opposite abutment seat end ; and wherein - said opposite abutment seat end comprises a tooth support surface which allows supporting the articulation pin so as to prevent an exit thereof from the side opposite to the insertion seat end or side opposite to said cover and insertion side; and wherein - said opposite abutment seat end comprises a maneuvering opening which prevents the pin from exiting but allows a tool to extract the pin from the seats (4, 8; 9) when the cover has been removed. - a control lever having at least one lever coupling portion which delimits a lever rotation seat ; - a lever support comprising at least one support tooth (6; 7), said at least one support tooth (6; 7) delimits a tooth seat (8; 9); - an articulation pin received in said tooth seat (8; 9) of at least one support tooth (6; 7) and received in said lever rotation seat , for the rotation of the control lever with respect to said lever support ; wherein - said lever assembly comprises at least one cover connected to said lever support , thus at least partly closing at least one among said tooth seat and rotation seat to prevent the exit of the pin from said seats , thus rotatably constraining the lever to the support , characterized in that - said at least one support tooth (6; 7) which delimits a tooth seat (8; 9) comprises an insertion seat end and an opposite abutment seat end ; and wherein - said opposite abutment seat end comprises a tooth support surface which allows supporting the articulation pin so as to prevent an exit thereof from the side opposite to the insertion seat end or side opposite to said cover and insertion side; and wherein - said opposite abutment seat end comprises a maneuvering opening which prevents the pin from exiting but allows a tool to extract the pin from the seats (4, 8; 9) when the cover has been removed.
A driving control apparatus comprising: a detection section adapted to detect a condition of a moving object; a deliberate action determination section adapted to determine an action of the moving object as a deliberate action on the basis of a detection result of the detection section; a reflex action determination section adapted to determine, on the basis of the detection result of the detection section, a reflex action of the moving object, wherein a first processing time required for determining the reflex action is shorter than a second processing time required for determining the deliberate action; and an action control section adapted to control the action of the moving object on the basis of the deliberate action and a reflex action determined by the reflex action determination section. a detection section adapted to detect a condition of a moving object; a deliberate action determination section adapted to determine an action of the moving object as a deliberate action on the basis of a detection result of the detection section; a reflex action determination section adapted to determine, on the basis of the detection result of the detection section, a reflex action of the moving object, wherein a first processing time required for determining the reflex action is shorter than a second processing time required for determining the deliberate action; and an action control section adapted to control the action of the moving object on the basis of the deliberate action and a reflex action determined by the reflex action determination section.
A set of documents for transmitting data in a spy-proof manner, - each document (10, 10', 10'', 10"') of the set comprising a first sheet having an scrambling pattern (1; 1'; 1''; 1''') and a second sheet intended to be inscribed with data , - wherein the scrambling pattern (1; 1'; 1''; 1''') of the first sheet is designed to impede any unauthorized reading or spying out of data arranged on the second sheet if the second sheet and the first sheet lie on top of each other, characterized in that the scrambling pattern (1; 1'; 1''; 1''') of each of the documents (10, 10', 10'', 10"') of the set is an individual scrambling pattern different from the scrambling patterns of all other documents (10, 10', 10'', 10"') of the set . - each document (10, 10', 10'', 10"') of the set comprising a first sheet having an scrambling pattern (1; 1'; 1''; 1''') and a second sheet intended to be inscribed with data , - wherein the scrambling pattern (1; 1'; 1''; 1''') of the first sheet is designed to impede any unauthorized reading or spying out of data arranged on the second sheet if the second sheet and the first sheet lie on top of each other,
Method for processing signals generated by a sensor , each signal ( s k ) being associated with a measurement time ( t k ), the method comprising the following steps: a) during an initialization phase, defining an initial dispersion threshold ( v th, 0 ) and an initial bias, the latter possibly being zero; b) acquiring a signal ( s k ) at a measurement time ( t k ), the measurement time being associated with: - a bias ( m k ) , determined in a preceding iteration or during the initialization; - a dispersion threshold ( v th,k ), determined in a preceding iteration or during the initialization; c) associating an analysis time range (Δ t k ) with the measurement time ( t k ), and computing a dispersion indicator ( v k ), representing a dispersion of the signals acquired during the analysis time range; d) comparing the dispersion indicator computed in step c) with the dispersion threshold ( v th,k ) associated with the measurement time ( t k ); e) depending on the comparison carried out in step d), keeping the bias ( m k ) associated with the measurement time at an unchanged value or updating said bias, the update of the bias also comprising an update of the dispersion threshold ( v th,k ), depending on the dispersion indicator ( v k ) computed in step c); f) subtracting the bias ( m k ) resulting from step e) from the signal ( s k ) acquired in step b); g) reiterating steps b) to f) while incrementing the measurement time ( t k ); the method being characterized in that when, in step e), the bias is kept at an unchanged value, the dispersion threshold ( v th,k ) is updated using a time-dependent variation function (f( t k )) between two successive iterations of steps b) to f). a) during an initialization phase, defining an initial dispersion threshold ( v th, 0 ) and an initial bias, the latter possibly being zero; b) acquiring a signal ( s k ) at a measurement time ( t k ), the measurement time being associated with: - a bias ( m k ) , determined in a preceding iteration or during the initialization; - a dispersion threshold ( v th,k ), determined in a preceding iteration or during the initialization; - a bias ( m k ) , determined in a preceding iteration or during the initialization; - a dispersion threshold ( v th,k ), determined in a preceding iteration or during the initialization; c) associating an analysis time range (Δ t k ) with the measurement time ( t k ), and computing a dispersion indicator ( v k ), representing a dispersion of the signals acquired during the analysis time range; d) comparing the dispersion indicator computed in step c) with the dispersion threshold ( v th,k ) associated with the measurement time ( t k ); e) depending on the comparison carried out in step d), keeping the bias ( m k ) associated with the measurement time at an unchanged value or updating said bias, the update of the bias also comprising an update of the dispersion threshold ( v th,k ), depending on the dispersion indicator ( v k ) computed in step c); f) subtracting the bias ( m k ) resulting from step e) from the signal ( s k ) acquired in step b); g) reiterating steps b) to f) while incrementing the measurement time ( t k );
A method for using captured voice to generate a custom interface controller, the method being carried out by a system and comprising: capturing , via a mobile device of the system, a vocal recording from a user, wherein the vocal recording comprises a spoken command directed to a plurality of smart-home devices (110-1 - 110-5), for which one or more common functions are determined by the system, and wherein the vocal recording additionally indicates a type of smart-home device (110-1 - 110-5); transmitting , by the mobile device , the vocal recording to a cloud-based server system of the system; analyzing , by the cloud-based server system , the received vocal recording to determine the spoken command and the plurality of smart-home devices (110-1 - 110-5); transmitting , by the cloud-based server system , the command to the plurality of smart-home devices (110-1 - 110-5) for execution; transmitting , by the cloud-based server system , a response to the mobile device that comprises smart-home device identifiers of the plurality of smart-home devices (110-1- 110-5); receiving , by an application executed by the mobile device , the response from the cloud-based server system ; and generating , by the application executed by the mobile device , the custom interface controller that controls, based on a single user input on a touchscreen, the one or more common functions of each smart-home device (110-1 - 110-5) of the plurality of smart-home devices (110-1 - 110-5). capturing , via a mobile device of the system, a vocal recording from a user, wherein the vocal recording comprises a spoken command directed to a plurality of smart-home devices (110-1 - 110-5), for which one or more common functions are determined by the system, and wherein the vocal recording additionally indicates a type of smart-home device (110-1 - 110-5); transmitting , by the mobile device , the vocal recording to a cloud-based server system of the system; analyzing , by the cloud-based server system , the received vocal recording to determine the spoken command and the plurality of smart-home devices (110-1 - 110-5); transmitting , by the cloud-based server system , the command to the plurality of smart-home devices (110-1 - 110-5) for execution; transmitting , by the cloud-based server system , a response to the mobile device that comprises smart-home device identifiers of the plurality of smart-home devices (110-1- 110-5); receiving , by an application executed by the mobile device , the response from the cloud-based server system ; and generating , by the application executed by the mobile device , the custom interface controller that controls, based on a single user input on a touchscreen, the one or more common functions of each smart-home device (110-1 - 110-5) of the plurality of smart-home devices (110-1 - 110-5).
A stick vacuum cleaner comprising a handheld vacuum cleaner and a stick , wherein when the handheld vacuum cleaner is docked to the stick an air path is formed connecting an air outlet of the handheld vacuum cleaner with an air outlet provided in the stick , characterized in that a filter is provided in the air path or outside the air outlet provided in the stick .
Closure system, comprising a locking arrangement, with a rotary lock having an evaluatable door contact, for controlling a display device such as a LED module, comprising a sliding shoe , which is to be placed on the locking tongue of a rotary lock mounted in a door , for running onto a sliding ramp supported by the door frame , characterised in that the sliding shoe comprises a housing with a recess for inserting alternatively a magnet or a magnetic field sensor acting in a contactless manner.
Process for preparing ethylene glycol from a carbohydrate source, wherein hydrogen, the carbohydrate source, a liquid diluent and a catalyst system are provided as reactants into a reaction zone; wherein the catalyst system comprises a tungsten compound and at least one hydrogenolysis metal selected from the noble metals Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh, Ir and combinations thereof; wherein the carbohydrate source is introduced into the reaction zone such that in the reaction zone the concentration of the carbohydrate source in the diluent is at least 4%wt, calculated as weight of carbohydrate source per weight of diluent; wherein the amount of the at least one hydrogenolysis metal selected from the noble metals Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh, Ir and combinations thereof ranges from 0.2 to 1.0 %wt, calculated as the metal and based on the amount of carbohydrate source introduced into the reaction zone; wherein the molar ratio of tungsten to the at least one hydrogenolysis metal is in the range of 1 to 25; and wherein the carbohydrate source is reacted with hydrogen in the presence of the catalyst system to yield an ethylene glycol-containing product.