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A resection guide (50; 100) configured to guide a resection tool toward a graft source of a patient, the resection guide comprising: a resection guide body (580; 1080) that is elongate along a longitudinal direction , the resection guide body (580; 1080) defining: an upper body surface (581; 1081); lower body surface (577; 1077) opposite the upper body surface (581; 1081) and configured to face the graft source , the lower body surface (577; 1077) being concave; a first resection guide opening (504; 1004) and a fourth resection guide opening (584; 1084) that is spaced from the first resection guide opening (504; 1004), the first and fourth resection guide openings (504, 584; 1004, 1084) extending through the upper and lower body surfaces (581, 577; 1081, 1077); and a pair of resection guide openings (544, 564; 1044, 1064) that are disposed between and spaced from the first and fourth resection guide opening (504, 584; 1004, 1084) along the longitudinal direction , that extend from the lower body surface (577; 1077) through the upper body surface (581; 1081), and that intersect one another, wherein each of the resection guide openings (504, 544, 564; 1004, 1044, 1064, 1084) defines a respective graft resection axis (591, 593, 595, 597; 1004, 1044, 1064, 1084) that is configured to receive a portion of the resection tool and guide the resection tool along the resection guide opening (504, 544, 564, 584; 1004, 1044, 1064, 1084) so as to resect a graft portion from the graft source of the patient. an upper body surface (581; 1081); lower body surface (577; 1077) opposite the upper body surface (581; 1081) and configured to face the graft source , the lower body surface (577; 1077) being concave; a first resection guide opening (504; 1004) and a fourth resection guide opening (584; 1084) that is spaced from the first resection guide opening (504; 1004), the first and fourth resection guide openings (504, 584; 1004, 1084) extending through the upper and lower body surfaces (581, 577; 1081, 1077); and a pair of resection guide openings (544, 564; 1044, 1064) that are disposed between and spaced from the first and fourth resection guide opening (504, 584; 1004, 1084) along the longitudinal direction , that extend from the lower body surface (577; 1077) through the upper body surface (581; 1081), and that intersect one another, wherein each of the resection guide openings (504, 544, 564; 1004, 1044, 1064, 1084) defines a respective graft resection axis (591, 593, 595, 597; 1004, 1044, 1064, 1084) that is configured to receive a portion of the resection tool and guide the resection tool along the resection guide opening (504, 544, 564, 584; 1004, 1044, 1064, 1084) so as to resect a graft portion from the graft source of the patient.
An illumination system , comprising at least one laser light source having a numerical aperture NA L , and an optical waveguide which has a connector with a connector housing at a proximal end thereof and which is connectable by said connector to the at least one laser light source and/or can be associated therewith, and which comprises an emitting element at the distal end of the optical waveguide , wherein the connector housing has means for reducing an influence of a variation range of the numerical aperture NA L of the laser light source of the laser light from the laser light source coupled into the connector .
A method for preparing an aqueous dispersion of phosphorus acid functionalized core-shell polymer particles comprising the steps of a) contacting under emulsion polymerization conditions i) a first monomer emulsion with ii) an aqueous dispersion of acid functionalized polymer particles having an average particle size of from 80 to 180 nm to form an aqueous dispersion of core-shell polymer particles; then b) plasticizing the shell portion of the core-shell polymer particles with a polymerizable plasticizing agent; then c) contacting the core-shell polymer particles with an aqueous base to swell the core without substantially polymerizing the plasticizing agent; then d) polymerizing the plasticizing agent; wherein the first monomer emulsion comprises a) from 0.1 to 5 weight percent of a phosphorus acid monomer, based on the weight of the monomers in the first monomer emulsion; and b) at least 50 weight percent of a first nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, and t-butyl acrylate, and a combination thereof; and c) from 0.1 to 15 weight percent of a carboxylic acid functionalized monomer; wherein the acid functionalized polymer particles comprise from 20 to 50 weight percent structural units of a carboxylic acid monomer, based on the weight of the polymer particles; and 50 to 80 weight percent of structural units of a second nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer; wherein the plasticizing agent comprises from 7 to 30 percent of a third nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer based on the weight of the phosphorus acid functionalized core-shell polymer particles; wherein the phosphorus acid functionalized core-shell polymer particles have a average particle size after step d) in the range of 250 nm to 1.6 μm as determined using a BI90 Plus Particle Size Analyzer. wherein the first monomer emulsion comprises a) from 0.1 to 5 weight percent of a phosphorus acid monomer, based on the weight of the monomers in the first monomer emulsion; and b) at least 50 weight percent of a first nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, and t-butyl acrylate, and a combination thereof; and c) from 0.1 to 15 weight percent of a carboxylic acid functionalized monomer; wherein the acid functionalized polymer particles comprise from 20 to 50 weight percent structural units of a carboxylic acid monomer, based on the weight of the polymer particles; and 50 to 80 weight percent of structural units of a second nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer; wherein the plasticizing agent comprises from 7 to 30 percent of a third nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer based on the weight of the phosphorus acid functionalized core-shell polymer particles; wherein the phosphorus acid functionalized core-shell polymer particles have a average particle size after step d) in the range of 250 nm to 1.6 μm as determined using a BI90 Plus Particle Size Analyzer.
A method, comprising: generating a sequence of phase modulated host symbols having continuous, antipodal phase transitions between adjacent ones of the host symbols representing different states; receiving a sequence of overlay symbols each spanning a respective set of the host symbols; rotating the continuous, antipodal phase transitions between the adjacent ones of the host symbols in each set of the host symbols in a same rotation direction according to a symbol state of the respective overlay symbol spanning the set of the host symbols; and generating a phase modulated transmit signal that conveys the continuous, antipodal phase transitions rotated according to the symbol states of the overlay symbols. generating a sequence of phase modulated host symbols having continuous, antipodal phase transitions between adjacent ones of the host symbols representing different states; receiving a sequence of overlay symbols each spanning a respective set of the host symbols; rotating the continuous, antipodal phase transitions between the adjacent ones of the host symbols in each set of the host symbols in a same rotation direction according to a symbol state of the respective overlay symbol spanning the set of the host symbols; and generating a phase modulated transmit signal that conveys the continuous, antipodal phase transitions rotated according to the symbol states of the overlay symbols.
A method of correcting a position reading from a position sensing arrangement, the position sensing arrangement being suitable for sensing the position of a revolute joint of an articulated structure, the position sensing arrangement comprising a disc having a magnetic ring with magnetic pole pairs and a magnetic sensor assembly comprising a magnetic sensor array for detecting the magnetic pole pairs of the magnetic ring , the method comprising: for each pole pair of the magnetic ring , taking a calibration pole pair position reading with the magnetic sensor array , and generating a pole pair correcting function by comparing the calibration pole pair position reading with a model pole pair position reading ; for each pole pair of the magnetic ring , generating a corrected calibration pole pair position reading by deducting the pole pair correcting function from the calibration pole pair position reading ; generating a revolution correcting function by comparing the corrected calibration pole pair position readings for the magnetic ring with model revolution position readings ; taking a position reading with the magnetic sensor array ; and generating a corrected position reading by: deducting the revolution correcting function from the position reading. for each pole pair of the magnetic ring , taking a calibration pole pair position reading with the magnetic sensor array , and generating a pole pair correcting function by comparing the calibration pole pair position reading with a model pole pair position reading ; for each pole pair of the magnetic ring , generating a corrected calibration pole pair position reading by deducting the pole pair correcting function from the calibration pole pair position reading ; generating a revolution correcting function by comparing the corrected calibration pole pair position readings for the magnetic ring with model revolution position readings ; taking a position reading with the magnetic sensor array ; and generating a corrected position reading by: deducting the revolution correcting function from the position reading.
Filter system for separating contaminants from a crude gas stream containing contaminants, comprising a basic structure through which the crude gas stream is able to be guided and which comprises at least one filter module receptacle for receiving at least one filter module , and at least one filter module which is selectively able to be arranged on and/or in the at least one filter module receptacle or removed from and/or out of same, characterized in that the filter system comprises a blocking apparatus which can be used to selectively block or release a fluid passage between a part of the basic structure , said part guiding the crude gas stream, and an environment of the filter system , wherein the fluid passage is arranged within the filter module receptacle , spaced apart from an inlet opening of the filter module receptacle , through which inlet opening the crude gas stream flows or is able to be guided from the basic structure into the filter module receptacle and/or from the basic structure into the filter module arranged in the filter module receptacle , and wherein the blocking apparatus comprises one or more blocking elements , in the form of pivoting doors or pivoting gates, which are selectively able to be introduced into the fluid passage or removed from same and are movable by and/or owing to a movement of the at least one filter module itself. a basic structure through which the crude gas stream is able to be guided and which comprises at least one filter module receptacle for receiving at least one filter module , and at least one filter module which is selectively able to be arranged on and/or in the at least one filter module receptacle or removed from and/or out of same, characterized in that the filter system comprises a blocking apparatus which can be used to selectively block or release a fluid passage between a part of the basic structure , said part guiding the crude gas stream, and an environment of the filter system , wherein the fluid passage is arranged within the filter module receptacle , spaced apart from an inlet opening of the filter module receptacle , through which inlet opening the crude gas stream flows or is able to be guided from the basic structure into the filter module receptacle and/or from the basic structure into the filter module arranged in the filter module receptacle , and wherein the blocking apparatus comprises one or more blocking elements , in the form of pivoting doors or pivoting gates, which are selectively able to be introduced into the fluid passage or removed from same and are movable by and/or owing to a movement of the at least one filter module itself.
A moulded part for neuromuscular therapy, wherein the moulded part is a body with a planar base face and an outer contour, with a height (H), the moulded part tip functioning as a treatment tip (BS) for treating a body site (K) to be treated, the moulded part comprising a polymer matrix or formulation, in particular in the form of a hard foam, and the moulded part having a foaming with a density between 80 kg/m 3 and 100 kg/m 3 and a Shore C hardness between 40 and 90, more preferably between 45 and 70, very particularly preferably 60, characterised in that the moulded part is a pyramid with equilateral side triangles with side lengths (S) between 110 mm and 220 mm and a square base area, an adhesion layer produced from a different material as compared to the moulded part , from foam, silicone or rubber, being affixed to the base area of the moulded part opposite the treatment tip (BS) tapering to a point. the moulded part tip functioning as a treatment tip (BS) for treating a body site (K) to be treated, the moulded part comprising a polymer matrix or formulation, in particular in the form of a hard foam, and the moulded part having a foaming with a density between 80 kg/m 3 and 100 kg/m 3 and a Shore C hardness between 40 and 90, more preferably between 45 and 70, very particularly preferably 60, characterised in that the moulded part is a pyramid with equilateral side triangles with side lengths (S) between 110 mm and 220 mm and a square base area, an adhesion layer produced from a different material as compared to the moulded part , from foam, silicone or rubber, being affixed to the base area of the moulded part opposite the treatment tip (BS) tapering to a point.
Pipe bending machine comprising a base body integral with a hydraulic cylinder and to which there are anchored an upper plate and a lower plate between which there are arranged two guide rollers which can be positioned in a plurality of positions between said two plates , said hydraulic cylinder being able to actuate according to an axis of movement being associated with the end of the rod of the hydraulic cylinder , a bending die thereby forming a section of a pipe located between the guide rollers , pushing against said guide rollers and giving it a bent shape, characterized in that the lower plate is fixed to the base body integral with the hydraulic cylinder by means of lower anchoring elements consisting of L-shaped flat bars, each of which has a lower and an upper anchoring point with the base body , keeping the lower plate in a plane parallel to the axis of movement , whereas the upper plate is fixed to the base body of the hydraulic cylinder by means of upper anchoring elements consisting of clamps with an anchoring point, such that the anchoring point of each upper anchoring element coincides with the upper anchoring point of each lower anchoring element .
A device comprising: a keypad having keycaps , each keycap having a top surface ; two or more optical sensors located spaced apart below top surfaces of adjacent keycaps and between respective adjacent keycaps ; and, two or more light guides , each of the two or more light guides extending from a respective optical sensor towards the top surfaces , wherein each of the two or more optical sensors comprises a light emitter and a light sensor , each of the two or more light guides configured to: channel light from the light emitter towards the top surfaces of the adjacent keycaps or towards the keypad , wherein light emerges from between adjacent keycaps and is dispersed outwards; and channel the light reflected back to the light sensor for detection; characterized in that the two or more optical sensors are arranged in a grid such that successive detection events at adjacent optical sensors that occur within a given time period are converted to gesture based events at a display. a keypad having keycaps , each keycap having a top surface ; two or more optical sensors located spaced apart below top surfaces of adjacent keycaps and between respective adjacent keycaps ; and, two or more light guides , each of the two or more light guides extending from a respective optical sensor towards the top surfaces , wherein each of the two or more optical sensors comprises a light emitter and a light sensor , each of the two or more light guides configured to: channel light from the light emitter towards the top surfaces of the adjacent keycaps or towards the keypad , wherein light emerges from between adjacent keycaps and is dispersed outwards; and channel the light reflected back to the light sensor for detection; characterized in that the two or more optical sensors are arranged in a grid such that successive detection events at adjacent optical sensors that occur within a given time period are converted to gesture based events at a display. channel light from the light emitter towards the top surfaces of the adjacent keycaps or towards the keypad , wherein light emerges from between adjacent keycaps and is dispersed outwards; and channel the light reflected back to the light sensor for detection; characterized in that the two or more optical sensors are arranged in a grid such that successive detection events at adjacent optical sensors that occur within a given time period are converted to gesture based events at a display.
A method for electrodepositing a nickel-chromium (Ni-Cr) alloy plated on a turbine component, the method comprising: providing a coated turbine component; pre-treating the turbine component, wherein the pretreatment includes removing the existing coating and mechanically and chemically treating the surface; providing a plating bath containing a solvent, a surfactant, and an ionic liquid including choline chloride, nickel chloride, and chromium chloride, wherein a molar ratio of the choline chloride to the combined chromium chloride and nickel chloride ranges from 0.5 to 3.5, and the solvent comprises from 5 to 80 vol.% relative to a volume of a mixture of the choline chloride and metal chlorides including both nickel chloride and chromium chloride; electrodepositing the Ni-Cr alloy onto a metallic substrate by providing an external supply of current to an anode and a cathode; and heat-treating the turbine component coated with Ni-Cr alloy to re-build wall thickness and restore materials lost during the pretreatment. providing a coated turbine component; pre-treating the turbine component, wherein the pretreatment includes removing the existing coating and mechanically and chemically treating the surface; providing a plating bath containing a solvent, a surfactant, and an ionic liquid including choline chloride, nickel chloride, and chromium chloride, wherein a molar ratio of the choline chloride to the combined chromium chloride and nickel chloride ranges from 0.5 to 3.5, and the solvent comprises from 5 to 80 vol.% relative to a volume of a mixture of the choline chloride and metal chlorides including both nickel chloride and chromium chloride; electrodepositing the Ni-Cr alloy onto a metallic substrate by providing an external supply of current to an anode and a cathode; and heat-treating the turbine component coated with Ni-Cr alloy to re-build wall thickness and restore materials lost during the pretreatment.
A method of fabricating a thermoelectric device, the method comprising: disposing a metal layer (312; 412) on a dielectric layer (310; 410) to form a sub-assembly; forming patterned circuits on the metal layer (312; 412); forming blind vias in the dielectric layer (310; 410); fabricating first thermoelectric elements in a first series of blind vias ; and fabricating second thermoelectric elements in a second series of blind vias to form thermoelectric units with the first thermoelectric elements and the patterned circuits , wherein the sub-assembly is configured to be joined to an adjacent sub-assembly along a first direction, characterised in that fabricating the first and second thermoelectric elements comprises aligning the first and second thermoelectric elements of each thermoelectric unit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. disposing a metal layer (312; 412) on a dielectric layer (310; 410) to form a sub-assembly; forming patterned circuits on the metal layer (312; 412); forming blind vias in the dielectric layer (310; 410); fabricating first thermoelectric elements in a first series of blind vias ; and fabricating second thermoelectric elements in a second series of blind vias to form thermoelectric units with the first thermoelectric elements and the patterned circuits ,
A connecting fitting for construction materials, which connects two construction materials arranged with an interval therebetween, wherein the connecting fitting comprises a locked member adapted to be arranged in one construction material of the two construction materials, and at least one connecting member , the locked member is adapted to be arranged in one construction material of the two construction materials such that a thickness direction of the one construction material, which is perpendicular to a direction of the interval, is an axial direction (N) of the locked member , the at least one connecting member includes a connecting part including a first end portion reaching the locked member and a second end portion reaching the other construction material of the two construction materials, characterized in that the second end portion is formed to have a torsion angle (90°-α) as an inclination angle to a direction perpendicular to the axial direction (N) of the locked member , and when the second end portion is coupled with the other construction material and the torsion angle (90°-α) of the second end portion reduces or disappears, a torsion angle (90°-β) as an inclination angle to a direction perpendicular to the axial direction (N) can be generated in the first end portion , and the first end portion locks on the locked member due to the generation of the torsion angle (90°-β) of the first end portion , thereby connecting the two construction materials. the connecting fitting comprises a locked member adapted to be arranged in one construction material of the two construction materials, and at least one connecting member , the locked member is adapted to be arranged in one construction material of the two construction materials such that a thickness direction of the one construction material, which is perpendicular to a direction of the interval, is an axial direction (N) of the locked member , the at least one connecting member includes a connecting part including a first end portion reaching the locked member and a second end portion reaching the other construction material of the two construction materials, characterized in that the second end portion is formed to have a torsion angle (90°-α) as an inclination angle to a direction perpendicular to the axial direction (N) of the locked member , and when the second end portion is coupled with the other construction material and the torsion angle (90°-α) of the second end portion reduces or disappears, a torsion angle (90°-β) as an inclination angle to a direction perpendicular to the axial direction (N) can be generated in the first end portion , and the first end portion locks on the locked member due to the generation of the torsion angle (90°-β) of the first end portion , thereby connecting the two construction materials.