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A diametrically adjustable endoprosthesis comprising: a stent-graft including a stent and a base graft secured to the stent , the base graft having a first end and a second end and the stent-graft being self-expanding and exhibiting a self-expansion force, the stent-graft having a maximum diametric expansion limit; and a controlled expansion element having a continuous wall, the controlled expansion element having an initial diametric expansion limit and being adjustable to an adjusted diameter in a range of diameters between the initial diametric expansion limit and the maximum diametric expansion limit when placed under an expansion force in addition to the self-expansion force of the stent-graft, the controlled expansion element being configured to maintain the adjusted diameter under physiological conditions following removal of the expansion force and the stent-graft being configured to limit the range of diameters for the adjusted diameter to the maximum diametric expansion limit, wherein the controlled expansion element defines a sliding interface with the stent-graft such that during diametric expansion of the endoprosthesis , the sliding interface between the controlled expansion element and the stent-graft permits at least a portion of the controlled expansion element to change in longitudinal dimension at a different rate than the stent-graft at the sliding interface. a stent-graft including a stent and a base graft secured to the stent , the base graft having a first end and a second end and the stent-graft being self-expanding and exhibiting a self-expansion force, the stent-graft having a maximum diametric expansion limit; and a controlled expansion element having a continuous wall, the controlled expansion element having an initial diametric expansion limit and being adjustable to an adjusted diameter in a range of diameters between the initial diametric expansion limit and the maximum diametric expansion limit when placed under an expansion force in addition to the self-expansion force of the stent-graft, the controlled expansion element being configured to maintain the adjusted diameter under physiological conditions following removal of the expansion force and the stent-graft being configured to limit the range of diameters for the adjusted diameter to the maximum diametric expansion limit, wherein the controlled expansion element defines a sliding interface with the stent-graft such that during diametric expansion of the endoprosthesis , the sliding interface between the controlled expansion element and the stent-graft permits at least a portion of the controlled expansion element to change in longitudinal dimension at a different rate than the stent-graft at the sliding interface.
Door for a laundry treatment apparatus, in particular for a dryer , washing machine or washer-dryer, the door comprising: a front frame having a central opening, an inner window , a cover adapted to prevent the inner window front side to be touched by a user, and a rear frame having a central opening, wherein the inner window is arranged between the front frame and the rear frame , and wherein the front frame and the rear frame are mechanically connected to each other using at least one second connecting device (42/42', 40) that engages the rear frame and front frame, wherein the arrangement sequence is: front frame , cover , inner window and rear frame , characterized in that the cover and either the front frame or the rear frame form a door sub-assembly by being mechanically connected to each other using at least one first connecting device (38/38', 30) that engages the cover and either the front frame or the rear frame. a front frame having a central opening, an inner window , a cover adapted to prevent the inner window front side to be touched by a user, and a rear frame having a central opening, wherein the inner window is arranged between the front frame and the rear frame , and wherein the front frame and the rear frame are mechanically connected to each other using at least one second connecting device (42/42', 40) that engages the rear frame and front frame, wherein the arrangement sequence is: front frame , cover , inner window and rear frame , characterized in that the cover and either the front frame or the rear frame form a door sub-assembly by being mechanically connected to each other using at least one first connecting device (38/38', 30) that engages the cover and either the front frame or the rear frame.
A device comprising: active memory that requires power to store data configured to store cryptographic material required to execute one or more device functions; a communications interface for communicating over a network; and logic configured to: when the device is powered up, receive from a server over the communications interface the cryptographic material required to execute the one or more device functions; and store the cryptographic material in the active memory , wherein the device is configured to delete the cryptographic material from the device when the device 10 is powered down by removing power from the active memory , and wherein the device is further configured to access the cryptographic material stored in the active memory by decrypting an encrypted device key stored on the device using the cryptographic material and execute the one or more device functions using the decrypted device key . active memory that requires power to store data configured to store cryptographic material required to execute one or more device functions; a communications interface for communicating over a network; and logic configured to: when the device is powered up, receive from a server over the communications interface the cryptographic material required to execute the one or more device functions; and store the cryptographic material in the active memory , when the device is powered up, receive from a server over the communications interface the cryptographic material required to execute the one or more device functions; and store the cryptographic material in the active memory , wherein the device is configured to delete the cryptographic material from the device when the device 10 is powered down by removing power from the active memory , and wherein the device is further configured to access the cryptographic material stored in the active memory by decrypting an encrypted device key stored on the device using the cryptographic material and execute the one or more device functions using the decrypted device key .
Fexapotide Triflutate (FT) for use in a method of treating Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), wherein the method comprises first administering a composition comprising FT to a patient in need thereof; and subsequently administering a composition comprising FT to the patient at least more than one year after the first administration.
A refrigerator capable of preparing carbonated water (S1140), comprising: a water tank which stores water; a carbon dioxide cylinder (120; 620) configured to store carbon dioxide; a dispenser module (200; 700) configured to accommodate an external container (B) insertable in the dispenser module (200; 700) and supply the carbon dioxide and the water to the external container (B); and a controller configured to supply the water to the external container (B) and to supply the carbon dioxide to the external container (B) when the supplying of the water is completed, a user interface which interacts with a user, characterized in that the controller is configured to repeat supplying the carbon dioxide to the external container (B) and then discharging the carbon dioxide from the external container (B); and wherein the controller determines a target supply number of the carbon dioxide according to target concentration input through the user interface wherein the controller is configured to finish the preparing of the carbonated water when the number of repeatedly supplying and then discharging the carbon dioxide reaches a target supply number of the carbon dioxide. a water tank which stores water; a carbon dioxide cylinder (120; 620) configured to store carbon dioxide; a dispenser module (200; 700) configured to accommodate an external container (B) insertable in the dispenser module (200; 700) and supply the carbon dioxide and the water to the external container (B); and a controller configured to supply the water to the external container (B) and to supply the carbon dioxide to the external container (B) when the supplying of the water is completed, a user interface which interacts with a user, characterized in that the controller is configured to repeat supplying the carbon dioxide to the external container (B) and then discharging the carbon dioxide from the external container (B); and wherein the controller determines a target supply number of the carbon dioxide according to target concentration input through the user interface wherein the controller is configured to finish the preparing of the carbonated water when the number of repeatedly supplying and then discharging the carbon dioxide reaches a target supply number of the carbon dioxide.
A slicing machine for foodstuffs such as sausage, cheese or the like, having a housing , a circular blade , a stop plate which determines the slice thickness and can be displaced in the axial direction of the circular blade , and a food carriage which can be moved in parallel to the stop plate , on which food carriage the material to be sliced is deposited, as well as a removable chain frame having chains rotating over two axes of rotation and having tips for transporting the slices of material to be sliced from the circular blade to a striker, by means of which the slices of material to be sliced can be thrown off in the direction of a depositing region, wherein the chain frame , in the inserted state, is connected by means of an axis of rotation to a drive shaft on the slicing machine, and is supported by means of at least one further supporting point on the housing of the slicing machine, characterised in that, for the insertion of the chain frame on the housing at least one substantially vertically arranged guide rail is provided which includes undercut guide ways on both longitudinal sides, each of which includes one bent portion displaced in the direction of the circular blade, and in that at least two guide pins are provided on the chain frame having corresponding lateral projections engaging, in the inserted state, in the undercuts of the guide ways .
A fluid application system , comprising: a pair of fluid applicators including a first fluid applicator and a second fluid applicator , each of said fluid applicators comprising: a base plate comprising a plurality of protrusions ; a fluid permeable pad coupled to said base plate, wherein said plurality of protrusions inhibit slippage of said fluid permeable pad along said base plate, said fluid permeable pad comprising a pair of opposing ends; and a rail system comprising a guide rail , wherein said first fluid applicator and said second fluid applicator are slidably coupled to said guide rail such that said first fluid applicator and said second fluid applicator are movable relative to each other to adjustably vary a distance therebetween to correspond to a thickness of a workpiece configured to be received between said first fluid applicator and said second fluid applicator, whereby said system further comprises a pair of fluid delivery conduits coupled to said base plate , each said fluid delivery conduit comprising a slot defined therein configured to receive a respective end of said fluid permeable pad; and a first adjustment mechanism and a second adjustment mechanism for securing said first fluid applicator and said second fluid applicator to said guide rail after slidably positioning said first fluid applicator and said second fluid applicator to adjust the distance therebetween. a base plate comprising a plurality of protrusions ; a fluid permeable pad coupled to said base plate, wherein said plurality of protrusions inhibit slippage of said fluid permeable pad along said base plate, said fluid permeable pad comprising a pair of opposing ends; and a rail system comprising a guide rail , wherein said first fluid applicator and said second fluid applicator are slidably coupled to said guide rail such that said first fluid applicator and said second fluid applicator are movable relative to each other to adjustably vary a distance therebetween to correspond to a thickness of a workpiece configured to be received between said first fluid applicator and said second fluid applicator, whereby said system further comprises a pair of fluid delivery conduits coupled to said base plate , each said fluid delivery conduit comprising a slot defined therein configured to receive a respective end of said fluid permeable pad; and a first adjustment mechanism and a second adjustment mechanism for securing said first fluid applicator and said second fluid applicator to said guide rail after slidably positioning said first fluid applicator and said second fluid applicator to adjust the distance therebetween.
Detergent dosing device for soaking cleaning cloths comprising actuating devices for moving a valve inside the dosing device , the body of said dosing device is equipped with a storage chamber the bottom of which has an outlet pipe for releasing the liquid detergent stored inside said storage chamber , said outlet pipe has an outlet section which is closed by said valve and forced to open, by means of a rectilinear displacement along a longitudinal axis of said valve, by said actuating devices , characterised by the fact that said actuating devices are joined to said valve by means of a connection on the outside of said dosing device ; wherein said connection on the outside of said dosing device is integral with and joined with a protruding part at the bottom of the valve .
An occlusion crossing device comprising: an outer shaft ; an inner shaft extending within the outer shaft, the inner shaft including a drill tip at a distal end thereof; an optical fiber extending within the inner shaft substantially along a central axis of the inner shaft, a distal tip of the optical fiber is attached to the drill tip; and a handle , wherein the handle is attached to the inner shaft and the outer shaft and configured to rotate the inner shaft and drill tip at speeds of greater than 500 rpm, characterized in that the inner shaft and optical fiber are removable from the outer shaft , and in that the outer shaft includes an articulating feature configured to allow the outer shaft to bend, the articulating feature activated by moving the inner shaft along the central axis relative to the outer shaft. an outer shaft ; an inner shaft extending within the outer shaft, the inner shaft including a drill tip at a distal end thereof; an optical fiber extending within the inner shaft substantially along a central axis of the inner shaft, a distal tip of the optical fiber is attached to the drill tip; and a handle , wherein the handle is attached to the inner shaft and the outer shaft and configured to rotate the inner shaft and drill tip at speeds of greater than 500 rpm, characterized in that the inner shaft and optical fiber are removable from the outer shaft , and in that the outer shaft includes an articulating feature configured to allow the outer shaft to bend, the articulating feature activated by moving the inner shaft along the central axis relative to the outer shaft.
A UV containment envelope , said envelope being flexible and collapsible and having an inner surface defining an inner volume for receiving an object to be disinfected, said inner surface having a UV-light reflectivity of at least 50%, wherein the envelope comprises a main body portion and an arm portion cantilevered from the main body portion , wherein the main portion and arm portion define said inner volume, wherein the arm portion comprises a lower surface having an opening for receiving a UV source .
A lipocalin mutein that is capable of binding LAG-3 with detectable affinity, wherein the amino acid sequence of the mutein comprises at least 14 of the following mutated amino acid residues in comparison with the linear polypeptide sequence of mature human tear lipocalin (SEQ ID NO: 1): Ser 14 → Pro; Asp 25 → Ser; Arg 26 → Ser, Phe, Gly, Ala, Asp, or Glu; Glu 27 → Asp, Val, or Thr; Phe 28 → Cys or Asp; Pro 29 → Phe, Leu, or Trp; Glu 30 → Trp, Asn, or Tyr; Met 31 → Ile, Val, Asp, Leu, or Tyr; Asn 32 → Asp, Glu, Tyr, Trp, Val, Thr, or Met; Leu 33 → Asp, Glu, or Pro; Glu 34 → Val, Trp, or His; Val 36 → Ala; Asn 48 → Asp; Lys 52 → Glu, Ser, Arg, or Asn; Val 53 → Ala; Met 55 → Ala or Val; Leu 56 → Asp, Gin, or Asn; Ile 57 → Leu; Ser 58 → Phe, Trp, or Asp; Arg 60 → Phe or Glu; Cys 61 → Pro, Leu, or Trp; Ala 66 → Asn; Ala 79 → Glu; Val 85 → Ala; Ala 86 → Asp; Cys 101 → Ser or Phe; Glu 104 → Tyr; Leu 105 → Cys or Gly; His 106 → Ala, Glu, Thr, Tyr, Gln, or Val; Lys 108 → Tyr, Phe, Thr, or Trp; Val 110 → Gly or Ala; Arg 111 → Pro; Gly 112 → Met or Thr; Lys 114 → Trp or Ala; Lys 121 → Thr; Ser 140 → Gly; and Cys 153 → Ser, wherein the mutein has at least 85% sequence identity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 7-22.
A radar system for weather sensing and aircraft tracking, comprising: a ground-based radar that is configured to scan a volume of space associated with a particular aircraft ; and an electronic control system adapted to track the particular aircraft via tracking data associated with the particular aircraft , and adapted to detect a weather event in the volume of space via weather data associated with signals from the ground-based radar ; characterised in that the control system is configured to control the ground-based radar to adjust the scan of the volume of space in response to at least the tracking data associated with the particular aircraft being tracked. a ground-based radar that is configured to scan a volume of space associated with a particular aircraft ; and an electronic control system adapted to track the particular aircraft via tracking data associated with the particular aircraft , and adapted to detect a weather event in the volume of space via weather data associated with signals from the ground-based radar ; characterised in that the control system is configured to control the ground-based radar to adjust the scan of the volume of space in response to at least the tracking data associated with the particular aircraft being tracked.
A dye-sensitized solar cell comprising: a transparent substrate; a porous semiconductor layer provided on the transparent substrate and comprising a dye sensitizer; a current collecting electrode provided on the porous semiconductor layer and deposited such that a structure having at least one through-hole on the porous semiconductor layer is formed; a catalyst electrode; an electrolyte material provided between the transparent substrate and the catalyst electrode, and wherein the current collecting electrode is a metal selected from the group comprising titanium, nickel, platinum, gold, silver, copper, aluminum, tungsten, rhodium, or a combination thereof, and characterized by a pre-treatment layer provided between the transparent substrate and the porous semiconductor layer to reinforce bonding strength, wherein the pre-treatment layer comprises titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, niobium oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, tungsten oxide, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, nickel oxide, tantalum oxide, barium titanate, strontium titanate, calcium titanate, zinc sulfide, lead sulfide, bismuth sulfide, cadmium sulfide, CuAlO 2 , SrCu 2 O 2 , or a combination thereof. a transparent substrate; a porous semiconductor layer provided on the transparent substrate and comprising a dye sensitizer; a current collecting electrode provided on the porous semiconductor layer and deposited such that a structure having at least one through-hole on the porous semiconductor layer is formed; a catalyst electrode; an electrolyte material provided between the transparent substrate and the catalyst electrode, and wherein the current collecting electrode is a metal selected from the group comprising titanium, nickel, platinum, gold, silver, copper, aluminum, tungsten, rhodium, or a combination thereof, and characterized by a pre-treatment layer provided between the transparent substrate and the porous semiconductor layer to reinforce bonding strength, wherein the pre-treatment layer comprises titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, niobium oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, tungsten oxide, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, nickel oxide, tantalum oxide, barium titanate, strontium titanate, calcium titanate, zinc sulfide, lead sulfide, bismuth sulfide, cadmium sulfide, CuAlO 2 , SrCu 2 O 2 , or a combination thereof.
A method of inhibiting in vitro spore germination of Clostridium difficile , comprising incubating a spore of Clostridium difficile with an effective amount of a Fe 3 - δ O 4 nanoparticle, wherein δ is a number between 0 and 0.3.
A collision avoidance device comprising: a collision avoidance executor (62; 63; 64) that executes a collision avoidance function for a vehicle to avoid collision with an object to be avoided; a determiner that determines, based on an operation of an accelerator pedal by a driver, whether the driver has an intention of acceleration; and a collision avoidance controller that inhibits execution of the collision avoidance function when the driver is determined to have the intention of acceleration, wherein the determiner determines, based on the operation of the accelerator pedal, whether the driver has an intention of cancelation of the collision avoidance function, the collision avoidance controller ends the execution of the collision avoidance function when the driver is determined to have the intention of cancelation during the execution of the collision avoidance function, characterized in that the collision avoidance controller refrains from ending the execution of the collision avoidance function from a start of the execution of the collision avoidance function to a stop of rising of a deceleration. a collision avoidance executor (62; 63; 64) that executes a collision avoidance function for a vehicle to avoid collision with an object to be avoided; a determiner that determines, based on an operation of an accelerator pedal by a driver, whether the driver has an intention of acceleration; and a collision avoidance controller that inhibits execution of the collision avoidance function when the driver is determined to have the intention of acceleration, wherein the determiner determines, based on the operation of the accelerator pedal, whether the driver has an intention of cancelation of the collision avoidance function, the collision avoidance controller ends the execution of the collision avoidance function when the driver is determined to have the intention of cancelation during the execution of the collision avoidance function, characterized in that the collision avoidance controller refrains from ending the execution of the collision avoidance function from a start of the execution of the collision avoidance function to a stop of rising of a deceleration.