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Transducers and transducer modules having the transducers are disclosed. An embodiment discloses a transducer that includes a conductive layer having a U-shaped slit toward its swing end. The slit is configured to enhance a haptic feedback or an acoustic propagation, or adjust a resonant mode.

A surgical tissue ligation clip and an applicator device for delivery of multiple ligation clips is provided. The surgical ligation clips have first and second leg members joined by a resilient hinge at one end and a deflectable hook member and a locking element on the opposite end. The surgical tissue ligation clip has a proximal tissue shield that prevents tissue from being pinched at the hinge, and / or a distal tissue shield that prevents tissue from being pinched between the hook member and locking element and interfering with securely closing the ligation clip for implantation. A minimally invasive applicator for the surgical ligation clip is provided for delivering individually arranged ligation clips in line, incising target tissue and delivering a plurality of surgical ligation clips at the tissue site.

A guide wire having different polymers applied to different components thereof so as to differentially modify the performance characteristics of such components in order to achieve a desired performance behavior for such guide wire. A guide wire having a tapered distal coil coated with a highly conforming polymer while sections proximal thereto are coated with a substantially less conforming polymer will yield a guide wire that is more easily advanced through vasculature while nonetheless providing tactile feedback.

The invention provides a medical guide wire and a conveying system. The medical guide wire comprises a reducing central spindle and a protective jacket. The reducing central spindle comprises a linear equal-diameter section, a streamline reducing section and a linear reducing section from the near end to the far end, wherein the diameter of the linear equal-diameter section, the diameter of the streamline reducing section and the diameter of the linear reducing section decrease in sequence. The protective jacket is arranged at least around the streamline reducing section and the linear reducing section of the reducing central spindle. The protective jacket further comprises a developing spring ring and a metal tube of a hollowed-out structure, the metal tube and / or the spring ring are / is coated with a high-molecular polymer coating, and the high-molecular polymer coating is coated with a hydrophilic coating. Compared with existing medical guide wires, the medical guide wire has excellent comprehensive performance.

A miniature keyboard wherein the keys are arranged in a way to improve data entry and decrease the chance of depressing multiple keys at a time. Accordingly, the height of the keys are patterned to decrease the chance of multiple key depressions thus increasing the accuracy of data input into the personal digital assistant. In one embodiment, the height of the keys is alternated down the individual rows of keys. In another embodiment, the height of the keys is alternated across individual columns of keys. Similarly, in another embodiment, the heights of the keys are arranged in a checkered pattern on the keyboard. In addition, another embodiment staggers the heights of the keys and incorporates embodiments mentioned above. By incorporating different key arrangements and alternating the height of the keys, key differentiation, key navigation, and data input accuracy is greatly improved due to the improved tactile feedback provided by the miniature keyboard.

A pedicle screw and rod fixation assembly including a pair of opposing tabs having a proximal end and a distal end, the pair of opposing tabs being coupled to one another about the distal end thereof by a screw head member, a decoupling mechanism for decoupling the pair of opposing tabs from the screw head member, a rod receiving slot between the pair of opposing tabs, and a sliding member configured for coupling to the pair of opposing tabs. The sliding member and the pair of opposing tabs are configured for allowing movement of the sliding member distally along the pair of opposing tabs and preventing movement of the sliding member proximally along the pair of opposing tabs.

An omni-directional image navigator is described. The omni-directional image navigator includes a first touch area and a direction control area constituted by a second touch area adjacent to the first touch area. The direction control area is utilized to move an image on a display of an electronic device. The direction control area is formed on a touch pad. Preferably, the first touch area is also formed on the touch pad. The omni-directional image navigator further includes a mechanical switch thereunder to improve the tactile feedback thereof.

A golf club head has a main body including a top portion, a bottom portion opposite the top portion, a striking face, a rear portion opposite the striking face. The striking face has a striking face plane and a striking face outer periphery that is coplanar with the striking face plane. The striking face outer periphery has an outer periphery heel portion, an outer periphery toe portion opposite the outer periphery heel portion, an outer periphery top portion, and an outer periphery bottom portion opposite the outer periphery top portion. The striking face also has a recess extending rearward from the striking face plane, and the recess includes a recess periphery coplanar with the striking face plane. The striking face further has an insert disposed within the recess. The striking face additionally has a minimum periphery width separating the striking face outer periphery and the recess periphery. The periphery width is no greater than 1.25 mm.

A pump of an electronically controlled brake system. The pump includes a bore formed in a modulator block and connected with a suction port and a discharge port, a piston installed in the bore in a reciprocating movable manner and defining an inlet path therein, an inlet valve to open or close an exit-side end of the inlet path according to a position of the piston, and an outlet valve provided at one side of the bore, operations of the inlet and outlet valves being contrary to each other. The outlet valve includes a valve seat, a sleeve to surround the valve seat, an outlet ball interposed between the sleeve and the valve seat and used to open or close a path defined in the valve seat, and a valve cap provided at one side of the sleeve to isolate an interior from an exterior of the bore. One or more of the valve sheet, sleeve, and valve cap are formed by press-forming, to achieve improved assembly efficiency and reduced manufacturing costs.

A pair of work gloves with an attached directional illumination device is disclosed. A miniature illumination device is affixed thereto the back of the hand area of the work glove via hook-and-loop fasteners. The lighting device takes the form of a small enclosure that houses batteries and a lens with a reflected array of forward facing high-intensity light emitting diodes (LED's). A pushbutton switch is located on top of the case for on / off operation. In use, the apparatus provides a high level of illumination directly in front of the person's hands allowing use while working at night, when light levels are low, as well as in cramped areas where nearby objects restrict the effectiveness of remote lighting devices. The invention is especially valuable in situations where it is impossible to hold a flashlight such as when one needs both hands to perform work.

The invention relates to the technical field of virtual reality, and discloses a virtual reality device and a posture perception and tactile reproduction control method. The virtual reality device comprises a glove which can be worn by a user, and the glove is internally provided with: a pressure sensor used for detecting the stress condition of each finger; a micro electronic gyroscope which is used for acquiring an acceleration signal and an angular velocity signal of the glove; a vibration type stimulation control and driving module which is used for generating vibration tactile sensation;and a single chip microcomputer which is used for calculating the position and the posture of the glove according to the acceleration signal and the angular velocity signal of the glove, and outputting an instruction to control the vibration type stimulation control and driving module. The position and the posture of the glove are obtained through calculation by detecting the acceleration signal and the angular velocity signal of the glove in real time, so that the hand action of a user is sensed, the spatial measurement precision is high, the real-time performance is good, the virtual realityequipment simulates touch sense through vibration, and touch sense feedback generated when the user experiences virtual reality is enhanced.

A pump of an electronically controlled brake system. The pump includes a bore formed in a modulator block and connected with a suction port and a discharge port, a piston installed in the bore in a reciprocating movable manner and defining an inlet path therein, an inlet valve to open or close an exit-side end of the inlet path according to a position of the piston, and an outlet valve provided at one side of the bore, operations of the inlet and outlet valves being contrary to each other. The outlet valve includes a valve seat, a sleeve to surround the valve seat, an outlet ball interposed between the sleeve and the valve seat and used to open or close a path defined in the valve seat, and a valve cap provided at one side of the sleeve to isolate an interior from an exterior of the bore. One or more of the valve sheet, sleeve, and valve cap are formed by press-forming, to achieve improved assembly efficiency and reduced manufacturing costs.

An endodontic instrument for root canal treatment is provided having a working portion manipulated by a handle and a curved radiused connection site for the attachment of an electronic apex locator. The curved radiused connection site is located at the proximal end of the file handle and allows the electronic apex locator to be connected to the endodontic instrument at any desirable angle.

The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling vibration of electronic equipment, and the electronic equipment. The electronic equipment comprises a main body part and a wristband part; and the wristband part is provided with a vibration reinforcing region. The method comprises the steps of detecting whether a motor arranged in the main body part vibrates; if detecting that the motor vibrates, controlling a vibrator in the vibration reinforcing region to vibrate under a preset frequency; and if detecting that the motor stops vibrating, controlling the vibrator to stop vibrating. According to the technical scheme adopted by the invention, the wristband part can assist the main body part in vibrating so as to improve integral vibration energy of the electronic equipment and reinforce touch feedback to a user.

The invention relates to electronic equipment and a tactile feedback device thereof. The tactile feedback device comprises a touch input module, a touch sense output module, a tactile feedback control module and a display module, wherein the touch sense output module comprises an inductance stimulation generator and a temperature controller; the inductance stimulation generator can generate inductance stimulation so that the tactile feedback device can simulate texture of materials; the temperature controller can generate temperature stimulation so that the tactile feedback device can simulate heat conduction coefficients or heat conduction speeds of different materials. Moreover, due to the fact that different materials have different heat conduction coefficients or heat conduction speeds, the materials are different in temperature, two materials with similar roughness and rough mode can be distinguished, and the tactile feedback effect is further is improved.

The invention provides a method for generating force feedback and a force feedback device. The method and the device provided by the invention are applied to first electronic equipment, and the first electronic equipment realizes the interaction with second electronic equipment. The force feedback device comprises a metal object. The method for generating the force feed comprises the following steps that the target force feedback direction is obtained; electromagnetic force is utilized so that the metal object moves in the first feedback direction, and the force feedback in the first force feedback direction is generated, wherein an included angle between the first force feedback direction and the target force feedback direction is smaller than a preset included angle threshold value. Therefore the force feedback similar to the target force feedback direction can be generated, and the touch sense feedback effect can be improved.

A syringe and detachable needle assembly having binary attachment features include an elongate syringe barrel having a longitudinal axis, an open proximal end and an open distal end including a collar. The collar includes the cylindrically shaped sidewall having an inside surface and an outside surface. A needle assembly includes the hub having a body portion including a proximal end, a distal end and a conduit therethrough. A cannula having a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen therethrough is attached to the distal end of the hub so that the lumen is in fluid communication with the chamber. A lug is provided on one of the collar and the hub and a ramp and a rest surface is provided on the other of the collar and the hub. The ramp is oriented at an acute angle with respect to longitudinal axis for guiding the lug during needle assembly attachment, to the rest surface forcing the hub to contact the barrel to form a seal the hub and the barrel.

A pedicle screw and rod fixation assembly including a pair of opposing tabs having a proximal end and a distal end, the pair of opposing tabs being coupled to one another about the distal end thereof by a screw head member, a decoupling mechanism for decoupling the pair of opposing tabs from the screw head member, a rod receiving slot between the pair of opposing tabs, and a sliding member configured for coupling to the pair of opposing tabs. The sliding member and the pair of opposing tabs are configured for allowing movement of the sliding member distally along the pair of opposing tabs and preventing movement of the sliding member proximally along the pair of opposing tabs.

Various embodiments of a trocar or needle system for use in inserting and deploying pelvic implants are provided. The needle device can include a solid or hollow shaft portion with a non-circular cross-section. A grip element can be provided to slide along a length of the needle shaft to further facilitate handling.

The invention provides a vibration signal calibration method, a storage medium and electronic equipment. The vibration signal calibration method comprises the following steps: firstly, determining a mapping relationship between a vibration effect parameter of a calibration motor and a calibration parameter thereof (the calibration parameter is a parameter reflecting a relationship between a structure parameter of the motor and a vibration displacement of the motor), so that after the initial vibration signal X drives the calibration motor, the detection value of the calibration parameter is obtained; and judging whether the value of the vibration effect parameter corresponding to the negative value of the detection value is superior to the value of the vibration effect parameter corresponding to the detection value in the mapping relation, if so, setting the initial vibration signal to be -X, and if not, setting the initial vibration signal to be X, thus enhancing tactile feedback of the calibration motor. Thus, in the batch use process of the motor, each motor monomer can carry out adaptive calibration on the vibration signal according to the structural parameters of the motor monomer, and the consistency of vibration feedback in the batch use process of the motor is improved, and tactile feedback is enhanced.

A pump including a bore formed in a modulator block and connected with a suction port and a discharge port is provided. The pump includes a piston installed in the bore in a reciprocating movable manner and defining an inlet path therein, an inlet valve to open or close an exit-side end of the inlet path according to a position of the piston, and an outlet valve provided at one side of the bore, operations of the inlet and outlet valves being contrary to each other. The outlet valve includes a valve seat, a sleeve to surround the valve seat, an outlet ball interposed between the sleeve and the valve seat and used to open or close a path defined in the valve seat, and a valve cap provided at one side of the sleeve to isolate an interior from an exterior of the bore.

An over-center handle mechanism is provided to operate electrical equipment, such as a switch or breaker, housed in an electrical enclosure. The over-center handle mechanism includes an adaptor knob, a rotary actuator and a spring. The adaptor knob interfaces with the electrical equipment. The rotary actuator is connected to the adaptor knob, and includes a cam. A through-door handle is used to operate the rotary actuator, which in turn operates the electrical equipment via the adaptor knob. To optimize an angular torque feeling at the through-door handle, the over-center handle mechanism further includes the spring to provide an opposing force against movement of the cam of the rotary actuator, and thus, the through-door handle. A solid lubricant of PTFE may also be provided as an interface between the cam and the spring to reduce friction therebetween.

Method for manufacturing a smartcard comprising a fingerprint sensor, the method comprising: arranging a fingerprint sensor module in an opening of a carrier layer of a smartcard body; forming a cavity in the smartcard in an area corresponding to a sensing area of the fingerprint sensor module; forming a plurality of surface structures in the cavity of the smartcard; depositing a liquid hydrophobic material in the cavity to at least partially cover the surface structures and a smartcard manufactured according to the described method.

A golf club head has a main body including a top portion, a bottom portion opposite the top portion, a striking face, a rear portion opposite the striking face. The striking face has a striking face plane and a striking face outer periphery that is coplanar with the striking face plane. The striking face outer periphery has an outer periphery heel portion, an outer periphery toe portion opposite the outer periphery heel portion, an outer periphery top portion, and an outer periphery bottom portion opposite the outer periphery top portion. The striking face also has a recess extending rearward from the striking face plane, and the recess includes a recess periphery coplanar with the striking face plane. The striking face further has an insert disposed within the recess. The striking face additionally has a minimum periphery width separating the striking face outer periphery and the recess periphery. The periphery width is no greater than 1.25 mm.

A hand cover system can include: an exterior structure including a finger sheath and a thumb sheath; a sealing structure coupled to the finger sheath of the exterior structure, the sealing structure including magnets, the sealing structure enabling an open configuration and a closed configuration; and wherein: the open configuration includes the sealing structure split apart and the exterior structure folded back on itself for allowing a user's hand to be exposed from between the sealing structure, and the closed configuration includes the magnets of the sealing structure maintaining the sealing structure together for covering the user's hand.

Various embodiments of a trocar or needle system for use in inserting and deploying pelvic implants are provided. The needle device can include a solid or hollow shaft portion with a non-circular cross-section. A grip element can be provided to slide along a length of the needle shaft to further facilitate handling.

The invention discloses a tactile feedback device and a flexible display, wherein, the tactile feedback device comprises a touch pad and first particles placed in a space between the touch pad and theflexible panel, wherein the first particles do not block the luminescence of the luminescent area in the flexible panel. Alternatively, the tactile feedback device includes a touch pad, and second particles placed in a non-luminescent region in the flexible panel. The flexible display includes the tactile feedback device described above. When the user presses the touch pad, because of the settingof the particles, the user can feel the uneven tactile feeling very directly and in time, thereby improving the user experience; on the other hand, the arrangement of the tactile feedback device doesnot affect the luminescence of the luminescent area in the flexible panel, so that the flexible display can provide high-quality tactile feedback through the tactile feedback device without affectingthe normal use of the flexible display.