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The invention relates to surgical guides which are of use during reconstructive bone surgery for guiding a surgical instrument or tool. More particularly, the guides are characterized in that they are fitted to the implant rather than to the bone.

A segmented bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a first state in which at least a portion of the body is flexible and a second state in which the body is generally rigid. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprises inserting a segmented fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture, providing rigidity across the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy at least one gripper to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone. Various configurations allow a segmented device body to change shape as it moves from a flexible state to a rigid state.

An image capturing module according to the present invention includes a holder member, which accommodates therein a focusing lens for forming an image of a subject light on an image capturing chip attached on a substrate and is attached to the substrate to cover the image capturing chip, where the holder member is directly supported on a surface of the image capturing chip.

A bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a first state in which at least a portion of the body is flexible and a second state in which the body is generally rigid, an actuateable gripper disposed at one or more locations on the elongated body, a hub located on a proximal end of the elongated body, and an actuator operably connected to the gripper(s) to deploy the gripper(s) from a retracted configuration to an expanded configuration. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprises inserting a bone fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of an elongate body of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture and at least a portion of a hub on another side of the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy at least one gripper of the fixation device to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone. Alternative gripper designs are disclosed that may be used in various combinations.

A method and apparatus for minimally invasive total joint replacement. The method involves sculpting the articular surface of a second bone that normally articulates with a first bone by attaching a bone sculpting tool directly or indirectly to the first bone with the tool in bone sculpting engagement with the articular surface of the second bone, and then sculpting the articular surface of the second bone with the joint reduced and moving one bone with respect to the other. An implant is placed to replace the articular surface of the second bone using an impaction device directly or indirectly attached to the first bone.

An optoelectronic semiconductor component applies to a surface mount component of an optoelectronic semiconductor. The optoelectronic semiconductor component has one or more semiconductor chip secured on a chip carrier. The chip carrier is a part of a lead frame, and another part of the lead frame is formed with an independent connection part as a contact of the semiconductor chip. An encapsulation body centers on the semiconductor chip and encircles part of the chip carrier and the independent connection part to form an annular ellipsoid for reflecting or receiving radiation of the semiconductor chip. The encapsulation body has a recess and a window part filling the recess. The window part is composed of materials for transforming the optical characteristics of the semiconductor chip. Part of the chip carrier and the independent connection part extend out the encapsulation body to form outside contacts as a SMT component.

The invention is directed biopsy site markers and methods of marking a biopsy site, so that the location of the biopsy cavity is readily visible by conventional imaging methods, particularly by ultrasonic imaging. The biopsy site markers of the invention have high ultrasound reflectivity, presenting a substantial acoustic signature from a small marker, so as to avoid obscuring diagnostic tissue features in subsequent imaging studies, and can be readily distinguished from biological features. The several disclosed embodiments of the biopsy site marker of the invention have a high contrast of acoustic impedance as placed in a tissue site, so as to efficiently reflect and scatter ultrasonic energy, and preferably include gas-filled internal pores. The markers may have a non-uniform surface contour to enhance the acoustic signature. The markers have a characteristic form which is recognizably artificial during medical imaging. The biopsy site marker may be accurately fixed to the biopsy site so as to resist migration from the biopsy cavity when a placement instrument is withdrawn, and when the marked tissue is subsequently moved or manipulated.

Disclosed is a bus bar of an EPS motor configured to improve a terminal structure of a bus bar to enable an easy assembly between a stator and the bus bar, whereby assemblage and operational reliability can be enhanced, the bus bar that is connected to a stator coil of the EPS motor, the bus bar including: an insulator made of insulation materials that forms a body of the bus bar; a lower terminal protrusively formed at a lower side of a periphery of the insulator, and connected to the stator coil; and an upper terminal protrusively formed at an upper side of the periphery of the insulator, and connected to the stator coil, whereby the terminals of the bus bar are divided to an upper terminal and a lower terminal to enhance assemblage and operational reliability by further obtaining a broader mutually discrete gap.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for fixing a joint portion includes a support of a generally rectangular shape having a longer side and a shorter side and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the support in at least a portion thereof. The support is provided with a non-adherent portion or a weakly adherent portion. The tape has a cut line extending from an end of the shorter side to near the non-adherent or weakly adherent portion.

A dosage device for preparing a predetermined dosage of a liquid substance, particularly a liquid medication, includes: a housing format with a compartment; a cylinder open at one end and received in the compartment; a piston movable within the cylinder and defining a dosage chamber between one side of the piston and the second end of the cylinder for receiving a predetermined dosage of the liquid substance; a dosage fixing assembly movable through the one end of the cylinder and precisely controlled to fix the position of the dosage fixing assembly, and thereby the position of the piston when in contact with the dosage fixing assembly; the dosage fixing assembly when moving through the one end of the cylinder, closing the open end to define a control chamber with the other side of the piston; and a fluid pressure source communicating with the control chamber between the piston and dosage fixing assembly, the fluid pressure source being controllable to increase the pressure in the control chamber to move the piston away from the dosage fixing assembly, and to decrease the pressure in the control chamber to move the piston towards and into contact with the dosage fixing assembly. Also described is a method of preparing a predetermined dosage of a liquid medication substance utilizing the above-described dosage device.

An optoelectronic semiconductor component applies to a surface mount component of an optoelectronic semiconductor. The optoelectronic semiconductor component has one or more semiconductor chip secured on a chip carrier. The chip carrier is a part of a lead frame, and another part of the lead frame is formed with an independent connection part as a contact of the semiconductor chip. An encapsulation body centers on the semiconductor chip and encircles part of the chip carrier and the independent connection part to form an annular ellipsoid for reflecting or receiving radiation of the semiconductor chip. The encapsulation body has a recess and a window part filling the recess. The window part is composed of materials for transforming the optical characteristics of the semiconductor chip. Part of the chip carrier and the independent connection part extend out the encapsulation body to form outside contacts as a SMT component.

An assembly of an engine and a transmission is disclosed. An output shaft of the engine and an input shaft of the transmission extends in parallel to protrude from the assembly. The assembly typically comprises a first fitting portion that is formed in a crankcase of the engine and is configured to surround the output shaft, a second fitting portion that is formed in a housing of the transmission and is configured to surround the input shaft, and a coupling element having a first opening fitted to the first fitting portion and a second opening fitted to the second fitting portion. A center distance between the output shaft and the input shaft is fixed with the coupling element fitted to the first and second fitting portions.

The invention discloses a positioning method for Beidou short baseline single frequency single epoch solution. The method comprises steps of (1) Beidou single frequency pseudorange single point positioning, (2) data preprocessing, (3) establishment of a Kalman filter precision n-dimension dynamic model based on prior historical data and consideration of influences of a signal-to-noise ratio and asatellite elevation angle on an observation value, (4) model initialization, (5) Beidou single-frequency part ambiguity estimation to obtain a fixed value of each hierarchical ambiguity, (6) cycle-slip epoch-by-epoch detection in combination of the single-frequency ambiguity fixed value and an updating value, and (7) baseline vector calculation and coordinate covariance matrix updating based on the fixed ambiguity, and back substitution to a carrier phase observation equation after the ambiguity is fixed to obtain a baseline vector. The method can automatically eliminate the influences of tropospheric errors and multipath errors in real time, and realize accurate fixation of Beidou single frequency ambiguity. While the real-time performance and the precision of monitoring are ensured, themonitoring cost is greatly reduced, and promotion and application of the Beidou positioning technology is facilitated.

An embedding element (11) for embedment in the root of a wind turbine rotor blade (15) of a fibre composite material, said embedding element being elongated and having a first end portion (1) and a second end portion (2) and provided with fastening means, eg a threaded hole, a threaded rod or the like in its first end portion (1). Between its two end portions (1, 2) the embedding element (11) is provided with a first longitudinal lateral face (14) extending substantially concavely in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the embedding element, and with a second longitudinal lateral face (16) facing opposite the first lateral face (14) and extending substantially correspondingly convexly in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The invention further relates to a method of producing such an embedding element, a method of producing a wind turbine blade (15) of fibre composite material, a plurality of embedding elements (11) being embedded such in juxtaposition in the blade root that they follow the circumference of the root and the concave lateral face (14) of each embedding element (11) engaging the convex lateral face (16) of a juxtaposed embedding element and allowing access to the fastening means (24) from the outside.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a backlight module and a display device, and relates to the field of display technologies. The backlight module comprises a light source, a light guide plate and a rubber frame used for packaging the backlight module. The backlight module further comprises a first optical film layer and a second optical film layer, wherein the first optical film layer is arranged on the surface of a light-emitting side of the light guide plate, and the second optical film layer is arranged on a light-emitting side of the first optical film layer. The rubber frame is provided with a protruded portion, part of the protruded portion is located between the first optical film layer and the second optical film layer to separate the first optical film layer from the second optical film layer. Thus, the backlight module can prevent relative movement between optical films and the light guide plate, and bright borders on edges of the backlight module can be avoided.

This invention relates to a lens pattern assembly fixing structure and a method. The fixing structure includes a lens cone and a lens base, in which, screw threads and a gluing slot are set at the outside wall of the lens cone, several holes are opened on the lens base circum wall and screw threads on the internal wall. The fixing method includes the following steps: putting the lens pattern assembly in the base then fixing the lens pattern assembly on the base with UV glue via several holes on the base circum wall, finally, heating the cure glue to fix it in the gluing slot at the joint of the base top and cone.

The invention discloses a method for installing a prefabricated pier column component of a prefabricated bridge. The prefabricated pier column is correctly assembled and placed on a bearing platform which is poured in advance, and pier column bed mortar is arranged between the prefabricated pier column and the bearing platform. The method includes the steps that before the prefabricated pier column takes its place, a butt joint mark is marked; according to the marked height, a center cushion block is placed; after the prefabricated pier column hung is inserted into a reserved rebar on the bearing platform, the butt joint marks are aligned one by one; jacks for adjustment are placed, and a crane unloads force and lowers the prefabricated pier column to the center cushion block; the perpendicularity of the prefabricated pier column is adjusted by the jacks until meeting design demands, the jacks are locked, and piston stroke and the thickness of the pier column bed mortar are recorded; the prefabricated pier column is lifted away; a grouting template for preparing the pier column bed mortar is installed on the bearing platform, a grouting material is prepared based on the measured data of the thickness of the pier column bed mortar, and the pier column bed mortar is grouted and formally takes place; then the crane lowers the prefabricated pier column, the prefabricated pier column is in the right place, the jacks are locked, mortar is grouted for maintenance through grouting holes, and installation is completed.

In a battery module of the invention, a first battery row and a second battery row have the same number of cylindrical batteries (2) arranged side by side, and both ends in the battery axis direction of each of the battery rows are held by holding frames (3). Each holding frame (3) is formed in a rectangular solid where an inner frame (4) and two outer frames (7, 8) are separably connected to each other. In each holding frame (3), semicircular arc-shaped cutout-like holding receiving sections (4a, 7b, 8b) of the same number as the number of the batteries in the battery rows are formed in bothsides of the inner frame (4) and in those sides of the two outer frames (7, 8) which face the inner frame (4), and half sections of the cylindrical batteries (2) are fitted in the holding receiving sections (4a, 7b, 8b). Two adjacent cylindrical batteries (2) are electrically connected via an inter-battery connection plate (9).

A vascular device is provided that includes a tubular structure and an occluding structure. The tubular structure has inner and outer layers, with the occluding structure located between the inner and outer layers. Each of the inner and outer layers may define a different pick count, and the tubular structure may include a leading edge at a transition between the pick counts. The leading edge may be disposed at the distal end of the vascular device when the device is deployed from a delivery device. Furthermore, the occluding structure may have first and second layers formed by the inversion or eversion of the occluding structure and the subsequent coupling of its free ends to form a continuous structure. Thus, any loose ends may be sealed to minimize unraveling and / or shifting of the occluding structure within the tubular structure. A method of making the vascular device is also provided.

The present invention discloses a composition of a knee implant comprising biomaterials such as combination of Ti—Nb—Zr alloy and tantalum to support osseointegration. The present invention further discloses a method of manufacturing customized patient-specific knee implant using 3D printing technology to suit the patient. The method involves the use of high energy source such as fiber laser or electron-beam. The base plate is mounted on the CNC. The energy source creates a melt pool on the base plate and the energy source is fed with a biomaterial in the form of wire or powder. The biomaterial is deposited on the base plate layer by layer, which solidifies in the melt pool of the base plate. The knee implant thus fabricated suits the elastic modulus of the bone and is useful as customized implant in patient undergoing replacement surgery.

The invention relates to the technical field of textile printing and dying, in particular to a composite printing paste and a preparation method thereof. The raw material of the composite printing paste comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 1.45-1.55 percent of modified carboxymethylcellulose, 0.45-0.65 percent of dying resistant salt, 0.1-0.2 percent of sodium hexametaphosphate, 4-5 percent of sodium bicarbonate, 8-9 percent of urea, 5-6 percent of 909 thickening agent and the balance of water. The water is added at normal temperature to be uniformly stirred for later use. When used as active dye printing paste, the invention has high tinctorial yield, saves dye and is excellent novel composite printing paste.

The invention relates to a diffraction grating light signal monitoring instrument with dual channel structure, the monitoring instrument can realize the measuring, monitoring and analyzing of light network communication signal and fiber sensor signal performance, and the miniaturization and intelligentize of high performance light signal monitoring device can be realized. It characterized in that: 1) light scanning lens is set between the diffraction beam of light emitted from the diffraction grating firstly and the second diffraction grating, the wavelength tune function and light signal wavelength dispersion function can be separately accomplished by the light scanning lens and fixed diffraction grating, and the dispersion and filter are accomplished by the same diffraction grating; 2) a right-angle triple prism is set between the light scanning lens and diffraction grating to make the light signal realize the condensation and expanding in space width, 3) standard reference wavelength unit is set before the photoelectric conversion unit; 4) network communication interface unit is set, user can measure, monitor and analyze the light signal property via remote terminal.

The invention relates to surgical guides which are of use during reconstructive bone surgery for guiding a surgical instrument or tool. More particularly, the guides are characterized in that they are fitted to the implant rather than to the bone.

The present invention provides a stabilizer for video camera, the stabilizer has a mounting stage holding a video camera and a three-dimensional adjusting device. The three-dimensional adjusting device comprises a first transverse movement assembly, a second transverse movement assembly and a vertical movement assembly, the first transverse movement assembly comprises a first motor and a first connecting arm piece, the second transverse movement assembly comprises a second motor and a second connecting arm piece, the vertical movement assembly comprises a third motor and a third connecting arm piece, the mounting stage being connected to the third connecting arm piece. Each of said connecting arm pieces is provided with a guide rail, and each of said motors is provided with a guide slot that matches with the corresponding guide rail.