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A surgical access system (100) comprises an access port (5), a rigid cannula having a shaft (11) and a laparoscopic surgical instrument (101). The access port (5) comprises a seal (6) and a retractor. The retractor comprises a distal O-ring (71), an outer proximal ring member (77), an inner proximal ring member (78) and a sleeve (72). The sleeve (72) extends distally from the inner proximal ring member (78) to the distal O-ring (71) in a first layer, is looped around the distal O-ring (71), and extends proximally in a second layer between the inner proximal ring member (78) and the outer proximal ring member (77). The instrument (101) comprises a shaft (103) with a rigid proximal region (104), a flexible intermediate region (105), and a rigid distal region (106). The instrument shaft (103) may be inserted through the cannula shaft (11). The instrument (101) has a rigid end effector (107) releasably coupled to the distal end (108) of the instrument shaft (103). An actuator (109) for actuating the end effector (107) is provided at the proximal end (110) of the instrument shaft (103). The actuator (109) is movable along the instrument shaft (103) parallel to the longitudinal axis of the instrument shaft (103).

An instrument access device (500) comprises a distal O-ring (11) for insertion into a wound interior, a proximal member for location externally of a wound opening and a sleeve (12) extending in two layers between the distal O-ring (11) and the proximal member. The proximal member comprises an inner proximal ring member (25) and an outer proximal ring member (24) between which the sleeve (12) is led. A seal housing (300) is mounted to the inner proximal ring member (25). A gelatinous elastomeric seal (302) with a pinhole opening (303) therethrough is received in the housing (300). An instrument may be extended through the seal (302) to access the wound interior through the retracted wound opening in a sealed manner.

A method and apparatus for performing mitral valve chordal repair on a patient include attaching at least one filament to a mitral valve leaflet and to a papillary muscle. A first end of a filament can be attached to the mitral valve leaflet and the length of the filament can be adjusted by adjusting the tension of the filament in a catheter. The second end of the filament can be attached to an attachment site.

The invention relates to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer for injection of the ions orthogonally to the time-resolving axis-of-flight component, with a pulser for acceleration of the ions of the beam in the axis-of-flight direction, preferredly with a velocity-focusing reflector for reflecting the ion beam and with a flat detector at the end of the flight section. The invention consists of using, both for acceleration in the pulser and for reflection in the reflectors, a gridless optical system made up of slit diaphragms which can spatially focus the ions onto the detector in the direction vertical to the directions of injection and flight axis, but which does not have any focusing or deflecting effect on the other directions. For some reflector geometries it is essential to use an additional cylindrical lens for focusing, and for other reflector geometries the use of such a lens may be advantageous.

The invention relates to a spindle motor having a hydrodynamic bearing system, particularly to drive platters in a hard disk drive, the platters being disposed on a rotor, and the bearing system being formed by a bearing sleeve arranged on a baseplate and a shaft rotatably supported in an opening in the bearing sleeve and at least one thrust plate connected to the shaft. A liquid lubricant is filled into a bearing gap formed between the shaft, the thrust plate and the bearing sleeve. The invention is characterized in that the thrust plate rests directly against the rotor and is accommodated in an annular recess in the bearing sleeve facing the rotor.

One or more micromachined (MEMS) switches switch attenuators, such as resistors, into or out of a signal path, such as of a test instrument. The MEMS switches can be fabricated on the same substrate as the attenuators, or the switches or attenuators can be mounted on the same substrate as the others are fabricated. An instrument probe includes attenuators and MEMS switches that are controlled by the instrument and/or by a control circuit in the probe. Optionally, the probe includes reactive elements, such as capacitors, and MEMS switches to compensate for electrical characteristics of the probe and/or probe lead, and the probe or a test instrument automatically sets the MEMS switches to connect appropriate ones of the reactive elements to a signal path within the probe.

An endodontic instrument and method for making same is provided. A rod of superelastic material is set into a shaped configuration to form an instrument, such that the instrument may be inserted into a root canal in a configuration different than the shaped configuration and revert towards its shaped configuration during the endodontic procedure.

The invention relates to a stabilizer for a motor vehicle. Known one-piece stabilizers are designed either solely for operation in road traffic or solely for off-road operation. Two-piece stabilizers that comprise an engaging and disengaging clutch have disadvantages regarding quality and safety. The invention provides a clutch, drivers (14, 17) of which form at least two adjustable gaps in the peripheral direction. The gaps can be filled by at least two locking elements (25) that can be displaced to a certain extent. The locking elements (25) and said drivers (14, 17) are constantly in positive engagement with one another in the peripheral direction and are adjusted to one another in such a manner that the locking elements (25) and the drivers (14, 17) are interlocked without play in the locked final position and that they can be rotated towards one another across a limited angle in the unlocked final position.

An integrated circuit and method for testing memory on the integrated circuit are provided. The integrated circuit has processing logic for performing data processing operations on data, and a plurality of memory units for storing data for access by the processing logic. Further, memory test logic is provided to perform a sequence of tests in order to seek to detect memory defects in the memory units. The memory test logic comprises a plurality of test wrapper units, each test wrapper unit associated with one of the memory units and being operable to execute tests on the associated memory unit, and a test controller for controlling performance of the sequence of tests by communicating with each of the test wrapper units to provide test data defining each test to be executed by that test wrapper unit. Further, a first communication link is provided for connecting each of the test wrapper units directly to the test controller, and a second communication link is provided for connecting each test wrapper unit in an ordered sequence with the test controller. When controlling performance of the sequence of tests, the test controller provides first test data via the first communication link and second test data via the second communication link. It has been found that such an approach provides a particularly efficient and flexible technique for performing BIST functions within the integrated circuit.

An antenna structure includes a capacitance-rendering portion located between an open end portion of a feed radiation electrode and a ground portion. A switch for changing the capacitance between the open end portion of the feed radiation electrode and the ground portion rendered by the capacitance-rendering portion is provided. When the capacitance between the open end portion of the feed radiation electrode and the ground portion is increased by the capacitance-rendering portion, a resonant frequency in the fundamental frequency band, caused by the antenna operation of the feed radiation electrode, is reduced corresponding to the increased amount of the capacitance. When the capacitance between the open end portion of the feed radiation electrode and the ground portion is decreased by the changing operation of the capacitance-rendering portion, the resonant frequency in the fundamental frequency band is increased corresponding to the decreased amount of the capacitance.

The invention discloses an adjustable bending sheath tube, which comprises a tube body, a traction fiber and a handle. The traction fiber can slide in the tube body and the handle, the tube body has a near end and a far end, the near end is connected with the handle, the handle comprises a branch which is arranged on one side near the near end of the tube body, a movable part which can transversely move along the branch is mounted on the branch, a near end of the traction fiber is fixed on the movable part, a far end of the traction fiber is fixed on the far end of the tube body, an elastic section is positioned near the far end of the tube body, the bending angle of the elastic section is changed when the movable part moves transversely on the branch, and the movable part is threaded with the branch. Compared with bending sheath tubes in prior art, the bending sheath tube is capable of shortening the effective lengthen of the handle and improving the accuracy of the angle controlling, and the operating process is enabled to be convenient and easy to control.

An adjustable lumbar support, for use in the back rest of a seat, includes a flexible band which in use extends longitudinally across the back rest so that opposite ends of the band are adjacent respective opposite sides of the back rest and further includes adjusting means operable to vary the extent to which the flexible band is able to curve rearwardly relative to the seat back rest. The flexible band includes a plurality of elongate members which are spaced along, and extend transversely with respect to, the longitudinal extent of the band, and a respective resiliently compressible bridging element joining together successive elongate members. Each elongate member is sufficiently flexible whereby at least some of the elongate members are adapted to bend resiliently at opposite end portions thereof, and thereby to bend rearwardly to conform substantially to the shape of and provide resilient support for the lumbar region of an occupant of the seat, as the adjusting means is operated to reduce the extent to which the flexible band curves rearwardly.

The present disclosure contemplates portable strength-training apparatus, system, and method for conducting strength-training exercises using resistance bands. The apparatus of the present disclosure can serve as an anchor while conducting strength training exercises using resistance bands. The apparatus and system of the present disclosure can allow for safe strength-training exercises at varying resistance levels while allowing exercises at any angle. The apparatus, system, and method of the present disclosure may allow a user to strength train with resistance bands throughout entire body. The apparatus and system of the present disclosure may include a base platform with base attachment mechanisms that can be coupled with resistance bands which are in turn coupled with human interface mechanisms such as grips, wraps, or bars.

An adjustable anchor for anchoring a lift cord in a movable rail of a covering for an architectural opening includes a housing which is releasably positionable interiorly of the movable rail in alignment with a lift cord for the covering with the anchor including a rotatable drum within the housing and around which the lift cord can be wrapped or unwrapped by rotating movement of the drum with a tool. Two distinct systems are provided for releasably securing the drum in any selected position to retain the amount of lift cord wrapped therearound with the two system acting in mutually perpendicular planes for reliable anchoring of the lift cord.

The precise multifunctional incremental pressing die includes a lower die, an upper die, an internal guiding mechanism and an outer guiding mechanism. The upper die includes an upper die seat, a convex die back plate, an unloading back plate, and an unloading plate. The lower die includes a lower die seat, a concave back plate and a concave die plate. The outer guiding mechanism includes a large guide pin, a large ball sleeve, a large guide sleeve and a spring. The internal guiding mechanism includes a small guide pin, a small ball sleeve, a small guide sleeve and a spring. The making process features that the unloading plate and the concave die plate are fastened together.