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An implantable urinary tract monitor is configured for indwelling urodynamic testing, indwelling urinalysis, or both. A urinary tract monitor in accordance with the invention incorporates a fixation structure to selectively position the monitor at a tissue site within the bladder or urethra. In this manner, the monitor is implanted within the patient and, if desired, can accompany the patient throughout a routine of normal daily activities.

An improvement in sensor for detecting contact with a human resistive element is disclosed. This design uses additional components to avoid discharging capacitors through the human resistive element, thereby sparing the user the uncomfortable sensation associated therewith and increasing the power requirements of the device. In addition, designs are utilized which multiple sensing points are multiplexed to achieve greater resolution while with a lower pin count at the signal processing chip.

An elastomeric band exercise device is modified by adding a cushion to the band to permit it to be comfortably stepped on with a bare foot without discomfort. The modification is particularly advantageous when the device is used in performing aquatic exercises. Each handle has a waterproof friction grip covering a steel weight bar. The handle is connected to the band by a retainer ball in the end of the band and a washer inserted between the ball and a throat in the handle through which the band is extended.

The invention discloses a high-resolution holographic three-dimensional display device on the basis of multilayer spatial light modulators. The high-resolution holographic three-dimensional display device comprises a coherent light source, a beam expanding and collimating system, a spatial light modulator group, an image transmission module and a computer. The spatial light modulator group comprises N spatial light modulators arranged in parallel. The invention further discloses a holographic three-dimensional display method on the basis of the multilayer spatial light modulator. The multiple layers of spatial light modulators are arrayed from front to back, each layer of light modulators codes and modulates light beams incident thereon in a holographic manner according to coding images loaded by the computer, a high-resolution holographic three-dimensional light field of real space is reproduced, the observation range of holographic display is expanded, displayed images can be simultaneously viewed by various people with naked eyes at various viewing angles, discomfort of the observers generated in a three-dimensional displayed image viewing process is eliminated, and the natural physiological and psychological habits in aspects of visual observation and depth perception of human being are automatically conformed.

An exercise device having a water-tight, interior compartment into which a destabilizing liquid can be added to fill the device to a desired weight, such as by indicated on weight marks provided on an exterior surface of the exercise device. The device is capable of being filled with the destabilizing liquid via a water port of the device, which may be releasably securable to a water hose or faucet. The destabilizing liquid filling the interior compartment of the exercise device provides resistance to muscular movement and provides destabilization of the device as an aid in improving a user's balance and coordination. Handles and/or at least one protruding knob are provided on the exterior surface of the exercise device, and/or padded straps are provided on the exterior surface of the exercise device for attaching the device to the user's limbs or back. One side of the device may be flattened and padded to increase comfort for the user when the device is attached to the user's body.

The ultrasonic probe comprises a group of piezoelectric elements including piezoelectric elements arrayed in a long-axis direction thereof; and a rotation mechanism that oscillates the piezoelectric elements to the left and right in a short-axis direction thereof about a center of the long-axis direction. The rotation mechanism has a first bevel gear of a circular-arc shape, a second bevel gear meshing with the first bevel gear and rotating in a horizontal direction, and a drive motor. An optical rotating plate, with the boundary region as a reference, is rotated by less than a predetermined angle, and the boundary region is detected by transmission or shielding of light by the light shielding portion and the light transmission portion, and thereby, based on the detected boundary region, a reference position with respect to an object to be detected of the piezoelectric element group is set.

A tool pouch with an opening in a wall member is attached to a belt loop by extending a portion of a belt through both the opening and the belt loop in a manner to prevent lateral movement of the tool pouch.

A towable, wheeled-backpack includes a towing handle attached to a curved, single-pole, telescoping towing member which retracts into the backpack when not in use. The curvature of the towing member provides support for a backing sheet that is attached to the towing member, and the backing sheet is contoured so that the backpack can be comfortably supported on a wearer's back. A rigid base with wheels is pivotally attached to a bottom end of the towing member. The pivot attachment allows the base and wheels to move independently of the towing member as the bag is worn or as the bag is rolled along the ground.

A biopsy device, comprising a flexible coaxial structure, comprising an obturator within a sheath, the obturator being adapted to be displaced with respect to the sheath along the coaxial axis by a force applied at a proximal end; a disruptor, at a distal end of the obturator, adapted to disrupt a tissue surface to free cells therefrom, having a first position covered within the sheath and a second position freely extending beyond the sheath; an element, having a fixed position on the obturator, and a close clearance with respect town inner surface of the sheath, such that a retraction of the obturator within the sheath causes an associated change in pressure in a space between the obturator distal to the element and the sheath, to thereby draw fluid proximate to an end of the sheath within the sheath.

The invention relates to a projection augmented reality assembly inducing and monitoring system which includes a computer loaded with assembly inducing information, an electronic tag scanner, an electronic tag, a workbench, and a projector group. The projector group and the electronic tag scanner are connected to the computer. The projector group is fixed above the workbench through a mounting bracket. The electronic tag is arranged on an operated member. The invention further relates to an implementation method of the projection augmented reality assembly inducing and monitoring system, which includes the following steps: building a part station database; part information acquisition and induction; assembly action monitoring; assembly force and torque monitoring; and monitoring information feedback. Through projection induced assembly, the assembly efficiency of workers is improved. Through assembly action, assembly force and torque monitoring using a multi-dimensional force sensor and somatosensory sensors, the assembly accuracy is improved, and the assembly quality is ensured. The system and the method are suitable for mass customized production.

The present invention comprises a retractable leash assembly that may be selectively carried by a user while attached to the collar or other wearable item on a companion pet and carried by the pet while not in use. The leash assembly may be connected to more than one location along the collar or other wearable item for securing the leash assembly to the companion pet. The leash assembly comprises a braking mechanism for stopping the movement of the leash in a preferred embodiment. In a preferred embodiment, the retractable leash assembly provides a full-length leash and weighs less than about 85 g.

The invention discloses a manufacture method and a manufacture device for an interactive three-dimensional video key frame. The manufacture method comprises the following steps that an image sequence is obtained, in addition, a key frame in the image sequence is selected, and after the key frame is subjected to the image denoising, the K-means clustering algorithm is invoked for merging similar pixel points in the key frame into a region, and region information is recorded; each region assigned weight is calculated, a GrpahCut algorithm is invoked according to the region assigned weight for carrying out region division on the key frame for obtaining the region division results; and the image expansion and corrosion operation is carried out according to the image division results for constructing a trisection image of the key frame, and in addition, a Bayesian cutout algorithm is invoked for obtaining the refined division results; the image foreground and background regions are constructed according to the refined division results, in addition, the depth assignment is respectively carried out, and the foreground and background depth images are merged for obtaining a key frame depth image to be output. The manufacture method has the advantages that the manufacture cost of the key frame is reduced, and in addition, the manufacture speed and the precision are high.

A multi-modality system and method for performing screening/detection, imaging and diagnosis/characterization of materials and objects in dense compressive media, such as in medical soft tissue applications, is disclosed. Medical tissue applications include but are not limited to the detection and diagnosis of breast tumors. Generally, the present invention involves coupling an ultrasound subsystem for exciting target tissues with a microwave subsystem for measuring the response, imaging and diagnosing the target tissues.

The invention provides a method for realizing a mouse event on a touch screen, the touch screen and electronic equipment. The method comprises the steps of: generating an interaction area on the touch screen, wherein the interaction region comprises at least one interaction sub-region; and when the interaction sub-region senses a touch operation, making a response to the mouse event according to a mouse event list. In the process of realizing the mouse operation on the touch screen, since the touch operation but not the mouse operation is detected, an uncomfortable feeling at a hand of a user in the process of realizing the mouse operation on the touch screen is eliminated; and since the mouse event corresponding to the mouse operation corresponding to the touch operation can be found through the touch operation according to the pre-stored mouse event list, various mouse functions can be equivalently realized.

A hybrid vehicle mode-switching control device for a hybrid vehicle controls that an output of an engine and/or motor in response to a mode-switch request. In a case of a difference between an actual transmission gear ratio and a target transmission gear ratio, a deficit with respect to the requested drive power occurs that causes discomfort to the driver. The drive power surplus or deficit caused by the transmission gear ratio deviation can eliminated by correcting of the motor torque and/or the engine torque by a correction amount necessary to eliminate the surplus or deficit of drive power. In this way, the lack of drive power due to the transmission ratio deviation and the driver's sense of discomfort can be eliminated.

The invention provides a calibration method and device for an inclination angle of a double-camera device. The method comprises the steps of acquiring to-be-corrected images and determining target areas in the to-be-corrected images; acquiring the inclination angle when the double-camera device photographs the target area; determining a rotation direction of the images according to an aspect ratioof the target area, calculating a rotation angle of the target area according to the inclination angle when the target area is photographed, according to the rotation angle of the target area, rotating the to-be-corrected image corresponding to a left camera in double cameras based on the rotation angle, and rotating the to-be-corrected image corresponding to a right camera in the double camerasbased on the rotation angle. The image photographed according to certain inclination angle is corrected, so the image or a video is adjusted to a position suitable for a watcher to watch. The condition that the vision of the watcher is unconformable due to the problem of the inclination angle when the image is photographed is eliminated, so the user experience is improved.

The invention provides an elevator device capable of making the passengers sense the pressure change and having the enough time to perform the swallow action without abrupt change of pressure, when increasing or reducing the pressure in an elevator car. A pressure adjustment device (2) capable of increasing or reducing the pressure in the elevator car (1) is controlled by a controlling device (4), thus the pressure in the elevator car (1) is increased and reduced in preset time and the increased or reduced pressure is kept for preset time. The abrupt change of pressure is prevented by the above control, thus ear function obstruction due to the abrupt pressure change is alleviated and the pressure change is fully sensed by the passengers. Because the increased or reduced pressure is kept for a preset time, the passengers have the enough time to perform the swallow action and the ear obstruction feeling due to electric pressure change is eliminated and the ear obstruction feeling and discomfort feeling can be eliminated at the first opportunity.

The invention relates to a device and method for monitoring physiological parameters, in particular to a non-medical wrist type physiological parameter monitoring device and a monitoring method thereof. The non-medical wrist type physiological parameter monitoring device comprises a power supply, a photoelectric detection module, a patch type temperature sensor, a signal amplification module, a signal filter module, an A/D (analog to digital) conversion module, a single-chip microcomputer, a display and a data storage. The non-medical wrist type physiological parameter monitoring device has the advantages that physiological parameters can be displayed non-invasively, comfortably and in real time, multiple physiological parameters can be measured on one device, measuring procedures are simplified greatly, measuring time is reduced, uncomfortableness of a user being measured is eliminated, no harm is caused to human bodies during monitoring, and accordingly the monitoring device can be used for long-term monitoring of physiological parameters. In addition, the monitoring device is small in size, portable, and provided with functions of alarming and data storage.

The invention discloses a snake cultivation method which comprises the steps of selecting a cultivation farm, manufacturing a fermentation bed, incubating, feeding young snakes, feeding grown snakes, cleaning, sterilizing and outputting. According to the snake cultivation method, the cultivated snakes are strong in disease resistance, quick in growth speed, delicious in meat and high in nutrition value; no antibiotics is fed in a feeding process as varieties of microelements and varieties of vitamins are contained; the snake cultivation method is safe and reliable and reduces feeding cost; furthermore, a dedicated feed formula is provided for feeding the snakes, varieties of traditional Chinese medicinal materials are added into feed, and energy, nutrient, varieties of vitamins, mineral microelements and protein required by snake growth are supplemented; thus, the disease resistance is enhanced, the snake growth speed is improved, the meat quality and the nutrition value of the snakes are improved, and the situation that the snakes are prone to having diseases in a growth stage is effectively prevented.