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Implantable devices and methods for the repair of a defective cardiac valve are provided. The implantable devices include an annuloplasty ring and a restraining and/or a remodeling structure or mechanism. The annuloplasty ring functions to reestablish the normal size and shape of the annulus bringing the leaflet in proximity to each other. A device having a remodeling structure further facilitates remodeling of the valve but allows the use of a flexible ring. The restraining structure functions to restrain the abnormal motion of at least a portion of the valve being repaired. The restraining and remodeling structures may include at least one strut across the interior of the circumference of the ring.

A method for initializing an IP phone in an IP telephony system. The IP (Internet Protocol) telephony system includes an IP network; at least one gatekeeper connected to the IP network, having a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server and a TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) server; an IP phone connected to the gatekeeper for voice communication service; and an AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Account) server. The method allowing the IP phone to access the DHCP server via a DHCP server IP address, and allocating a terminal IP address and a TFTP server IP address to the IP phone; allocating subscriber information having a phone number and an IP address of the gatekeeper to the IP phone to allow the IP phone to access the gatekeeper and transmit a registration request signal to the gatekeeper; the gatekeeper informing the AAA server of subscriber information of the IP phone.

A cavity creator including a tube with a lumen. A tip able to penetrate bone extends forward from the distal end of the tube. A blade is moveably attached to the outer tube proximal to the tip so as to move between retracted and extended states. The tube has a discharge port adjacent the blade. The tip is used to position the upper tube in bone. The blade is extended to form a cavity in the bone. Once the cavity is created filler material can be introduced into the cavity by flowing the material through the tube lumen.

A catheter assembly is disclosed comprising: a hydrophilic catheter; a wetting fluid for wetting of the catheter; and a receptacle enclosing at least the insertable part of the catheter and the wetting fluid. Further, the wetting fluid is a solution incorporating at least one osmolality-increasing compound, and the total concentration of the osmolality-increasing compound(s) is very high, preferably exceeding 600 mOsm/dm³. The wetting fluid could either be arranged in contact with the hydrophilic surface layer of the catheter in the receptacle, for preservation of the hydrophilic surface layer in a wetted state during accommodation in said receptacle and provision of a ready-to-use catheter assembly, or be arranged to keep the wetting fluid separated from the hydrophilic surface layer of the catheter during storage, but to be brought into contact with said hydrophilic surface layer upon activation before an intended use of the catheter. A similar method and wetting fluid is disclosed as well. The provision of the osmolality-increasing compound in the wetting fluid provides several advantages per se, such as a improved properties of the hydrophilic coating, a more predictable and controllable wetting process, a more expedient and cost efficient production, etc. Further, the use of this very high concentration of osmolality-increasing compound in the wetting fluid has proven remarkably efficient.

A liquid container detachably mountable to a mounting portion of an ink jet recording apparatus in a slot-like mounting configuration where the liquid container is supported between a pair of engaging portions that respectively engage with a corresponding pair of locking portions on the mounting portion of the recording apparatus. The liquid container is supported in an upright configuration and includes a display portion on an upper side thereof, and a light emitting portion which emits light for display by the display portion. Because the display portion is disposed on an upper side, a user can confirm the display despite the mounting arrangement of the liquid container in the recording apparatus.

A compressed gas gun which includes a bolt assembly which is easily removed without the necessity of disassembling the gun or special tooling. The bolt is located at the back of the gun barrel and operatively connected to the hammer assembly by a retracting pin member positioned within an aperture formed in the hammer assembly. By depressing a spring tensioned component at the rear of the bolt, the restraining pin member is caused to move along a groove, or channel, formed in a channel member, raising the pin member from the aperture in the hammer assembly from the gun and allowing the bolt assembly to be removed from the gun. The bolt assembly is reinstalled by reversing the above process.

In a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention, the electrical resistivity of the mixture of a positive electrode active material, an electrically conductive member, and a binder is 0.1 Ωcm or more but 1 Ωcm or less. The positive and negative electrodes each have an electrical capacity of 10 mAh or more but 50 mAh or less per volume of a rectangular parallelepiped that has a 1 cm² square base on a face of the electrode of one polarity facing the electrode of the other polarity and that has a height equal to the thickness of the electrode of the one polarity at the square base. Used as the negative electrode thereof is a negative electrode formed by sintering graphite powder, non-graphitizing carbon, and fibrous powder retained in the pores of a porous metal structure in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature of between 600 and 1000° C.

A data transmission apparatus for relaying data transmitted from the transmitting end in units of packets, each packet having additional information relating to its sequence number, priority and data reproduction time, comprises: a receiving unit for receiving packets transmitted from the transmitting end; a priority decision unit for deciding the priority of each of the received packets; a retransmission packet storage unit for storing packets the priorities of which are equal to or higher than a predetermined value, as retransmission packets, on the basis of the priority of each packet decided by the priority decision unit; a retransmission instruction receiving unit for receiving a retransmission request from a terminal at the receiving end; a retransmission decision unit for deciding whether retransmission of the packet for which the retransmission request has been made should be performed or not, on the basis of the retransmission request and the storage status of the retransmission packets in the retransmission packet storage unit a transmission queue management unit for setting the transmission order of the received packets and the packets which have been decided as packets to be retransmitted, on the basis of additional information which is given to each packet; and a transmission unit for transmitting the data of these packets in the transmission order set by the management unit. Therefore, the transmission quality in a radio section in real-time transmission is improved and, further, the number of retransmission times is reduced.

An MRI image processing and analysis system may identify instances of structure in MRI flow data, e.g., coherency, derive contours and/or clinical markers based on the identified structures. The system may be remotely located from one or more MRI acquisition systems, and perform: perform error detection and/or correction on MRI data sets (e.g., phase error correction, phase aliasing, signal unwrapping, and/or on other artifacts); segmentation; visualization of flow (e.g., velocity, arterial versus venous flow, shunts) superimposed on anatomical structure, quantification; verification; and/or generation of patient specific 4-D flow protocols. An asynchronous command and imaging pipeline allows remote image processing and analysis in a timely and secure manner even with complicated or large 4-D flow MRI data sets.

A system and method to perform a system-wide file system image without time smear in a distributed object-based data storage system. A realm manager is elected as an image master using the Distributed Consensus Algorithm to execute image-taking. All pending write capabilities are invalidated prior to taking the system-wide file system image so as to quiesce the realm and prepare the storage system for the system-wide image. Once the system is quiesced, the image master instructs each storage manager in the system to clone each live object group contained therein without explicitly cloning any objects contained in such object group. In one embodiment, a file manager copies an object in the system before a write operation is performed on that object after the image is taken. Neither the cloning operation nor the copying operation update any directory objects in the system. At run time, a client application may use a mapping scheme to access objects contained in the system-wide image.

The invention discloses a rapid shooting equipment and method of panoramic image and panoramic image sequence in the mobile course, which comprises the following parts: plural image gathering devices, synchronous control system and panoramic image processing working station, wherein the plural image gathering devices are fixed on the same level with imaging point approximately superposed at center of circle of the same arc. The method comprises the following steps: proceeding 360 deg synchronous shooting for all-round of certain point or multiple points on the moving line in the mobile course continuously; disposing the shot image to obtain the panoramic image or continuous panoramic image sequence. The invention solves the real-time capture defect of traditional panoramic shooting pattern in the mobile course, which reduces the difficulty of image for split joint during after-treatment course and improves the efficiency greatly.

A photonic crystal material and a method for producing such a material according to a predetermined, two-dimensional or three-dimensional porous template. The method include the steps of: (A) preparing a porous template, wherein the preparation step includes the sub-steps of (i) dissolving a first material in a volatile solvent to form an evaporative solution, (ii) depositing a thin film of the solution onto a substrate, and (iii) exposing the solution film to a moisture environment while allowing the solvent in the solution to evaporate for forming the template that is constituted of an ordered array of micrometer- or nanometer-scaled air bubbles, which are surrounded with walls and are dispersed in a film of the first material; (B) filling the air bubbles with a second material; (C) at least partially removing the walls to create a plurality of voids; (D) refilling the voids with a third material; and (E) removing the second material from the air bubbles to obtain the photonic crystal material in the form of an array of air bubbles with walls made of the third material.

A catheter includes a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a central lumen extending continuously from the proximal end to the distal end. A hypotube forms a proximal region of the shaft, and a polymer tube forms a distal region of the shaft. A periphery of the hypotube is cut in a pattern which provides a decreasing stiffness in a proximal-to-distal direction, and in some embodiments the polymer tube is reinforced by a wire embedded over at least a portion of the polymer tube's length. A guidewire lumen is disposed at or near the distal end of the catheter and extends for a portion of the catheter's length. The catheter may be used for aspiration, device delivery, or other purposes in a patient's vasculature.

An electronic copyrighted work distribution management system includes an electronic copyrighted work sales apparatus selling an electronic copyrighted work, a copyright management apparatus administering a copyright royalty of an electronic copyrighted work sold by the electronic copyrighted work sales apparatus, a seller terminal used by a seller, and a copyright terminal used by a copyright holder. The electronic copyrighted work sales apparatus calculates and transmits to the copyright management apparatus the copyright royalty of a selected electronic copyrighted work. The copyright management apparatus stores the received copyright royalty data for each copyright holder. Since the copyright management apparatus receives and stores for each copyright holder the copyright royalty data transmitted from the electronic copyrighted work sales apparatus, the copyright royalty can be administered.

A fixation device for fixing a fracture in a bone structure, in which a fixation pin adapted for penetrating into a stable fragment of a bone structure across a fracture has an end extending from an unstable fragment of the bone structure and a fixation plate adapted for being secured to the stable bone fragment distally from the end of the fixation pin. The fixation plate is engageable with the end of the pin to prevent the pin from backing out of the unstable bone fragment while providing restraint against movement of the pin in the plane of the plate. The end of the pin extending from the unstable bone fragment is engaged an opening in the end of the fixation plate and restrained thereat.

The invention provides expanded hollow micro sphere composite beads and a process for producing the beads. According to the invention, finely divided calcium carbonate can be uniformly deposited on expanded hollow thermoplastic polymer micro spheres by a simple procedure without incurring breakage of the expanded micro spheres so that the scattering of beads can be effectively inhibited. The preferred production process comprises admixing expanded hollow thermoplastic polymer micro spheres (A), with colloidal calcium carbonate (B) which has been surface-activated with a surface-treating agent or dispersing agent, e.g. a fatty acid series or polymer acid series compound. The admixing can be typically effected by dry-blending, preferably at a temperature of about 50-100° C.

The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging an IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, a security and safety related service, or the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT related technology. The present invention provides a method for performing random access by a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting beamforming, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a base station, uplink resource information for transmitting a preamble and random access response (RAR) information corresponding to the resource information; determining, on the basis of the uplink resource information, a resource for transmitting at least one preamble through beam sweeping; and transmitting the at least one preamble to the base station through the beam sweeping.

The invention provides a microfluidic apparatus for performing 2-D biomolecular separations. The microfluidic 2-D device may include first and second planar substrates which include at least a first dimension microchannel extending in a first direction and an array of second dimension microchannels extending in a second direction, preferably, orthogonal to the first dimension. The ends of at least some of the microchannels are in fluid communication with a plurality of reservoirs. The substrates may further include a number of microchannels and reservoirs. The reservoirs are in electrical communication with a plurality of electrodes and voltage power sources. The device enables two dimensional separations of proteins and other biomolecules. According to another aspect of the invention, an isoelectric point based separation is enabled in a first dimension, and a size based separation in a second dimension.

It is intended to provide a transdermal drug administration apparatus having microneedles, which is capable of piercing the skin by a simple procedure in the transdermal administration of a biologically active substance (drug) and allows rapid absorption of the biologically active substance. The present apparatus comprises a microneedle device (50) comprising a microneedle substrate (53) having a plurality of microneedles (51) capable of piercing the skin, an absorbent (11) disposed thereon, the absorbent (11) comprising a material capable of absorbing a liquid, and a dissolving solution reservoir (18) disposed on the absorbent (11), the dissolving solution reservoir (18) containing a dissolving solution (16) for dissolving a drug and being capable of disrupting a diaphragm (20) provided the dissolving solution reservoir (18) and the absorbent (11) by pressing. A coating containing a dry drug is disposed on the microneedles (51) and/or the microneedle substrate (53).

The present invention provides a trusted application download management, authentication, and execution method and system. A trusted application download management server according to the present invention includes a service loader, which accesses a device equipped with a trusted platform and establishes a data communication channel, and a service controller which controls the delegation of a download authority for a trusted application and allows the trusted application to be downloaded to the device when a trusted application download is requested by the device, thus totally managing the download of the trusted applications and allowing the trusted application to be securely downloaded.

An electromagnetic module applied in an electronic apparatus having a circuit board is disclosed. The electromagnetic module includes a plate disposed on the circuit board, and an inductor coil assembly. The inductor coil assembly includes a magnetic core assembly, a first insulation layer and a coil, which are stacked on the plate in order. The inductor coil assembly is electrically connected to the circuit board for generating the electromagnetic induction, thereby the eddy current is generated to produce heat when a pot disposed on the electronic apparatus. In addition, a process for manufacturing an electromagnetic module, applied in an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The process includes the following steps: (a) providing a plate, (b) attaching a magnetic core assembly to the plate, (c) correspondingly disposing a first insulation layer on the magnetic core assembly, and (d) correspondingly disposing a coil on the first insulation layer.

A radiation sterilization method of a disposable medical device and a manufacturing method are provided, which method comprising the steps of packaging a disposable medical device, which has applied thereto with hydrophilic polymer coating, with a gas permeable packaging material, controlling a product moisture content of the thus packaged medical device by maintaining the device in a given humidity atmosphere for not less than a time at which an equilibrated moisture content is reached, and subjecting, to radiation sterilization, the medical device whose product moisture content has been controlled, so that an eluted matter is reduced in amount and a sliding performance is ensured according to the radiation sterilization method of the hydrophilic polymer-coated, disposable medical device and the manufacturing method.

A technique by which various types of organic waste can be easily treated so as to obtain a reusable material. An apparatus is provided which comprises a vessel (20) for introducing organic waste (18) therein, the vessel being equipped with: stirring means (82), (92), and (98) for stirring the organic waste (18); steam supply means (62), (64), and (66) which supply high-temperature high-pressure steam to the vessel (20); evacuation means (77), (78), and (80) which evacuate the vessel (20); and heating means (24), (68), (64), and (66) which heat the organic waste (18) present in the vessel (20). The apparatus has such constitution, in which the organic waste (18) in the vessel (20) is decomposed by hydrolysis and pyrolysis and vacuum dried using those means.

A method, system and article of manufacture are disclosed for establishing a connection between a plurality of nodes in a communication network, the plurality of nodes including at least first and second nodes. The method comprises the steps of verifying availability of the second node by the first node; and sending an exchange identification request by the first node to the second node, this request including information related to protocols supported by the first node. An exchange identification response is received by the first node from the second node, this response including information related to protocols supported by the second node. Also, the verifying step includes the steps of sending a request to the second node to initiate a link level connection between the first node and the second node, and confirming this connection upon receiving a response from the second node.

A zinc acrylate particle composition which is substantially fine and, even when kneaded with a rubber composition, is capable of being uniformly dispersed and kneaded in a state very rarely inducing fast adhesion or agglomeration, a method for the production thereof, and a golf ball using the composition are provided. The zinc acrylate particle composition contemplated by this invention comprises zinc acrylate satisfying the conditions that the proportion accounted for by the zinc acrylate particles measuring not less than 300 μm in particle size as determined by the dry type method be not more than 20% by mass of all the particles, that the median of particle sizes as determined by the dry type method be in the range of 10-300 μm, and that the ratio of the median (A) of particle sizes as determined by the dry type method to the median (B) of particle sizes as determined by the wet type method exceed 2, and an anionic surfactant.

A dual-mode lock with a combination identification function has a combination mechanism and a cylinder mechanism. The combination mechanism has multiple wheel assemblies. Each wheel assembly has an identification notch formed at a specific position corresponding to a combination number of the wheel assembly. The cylinder mechanism has an actuating shaft that is unlocked and rotated by an operating key. Additionally, the actuating shaft moves an access panel that has multiple aligning holes to align the aligning holes respectively with the identification notches. Consequently, a user can easily identify the combination of the dual-mode lock by insertion of a simple detecting tool.

A nail print apparatus, including: a nail placement unit on which a central area in a protruding portion of a nail of a finger or a nail of a toe is placed, the protruding portion of the nail is an area that protrudes from a distal portion of the finger or the toe and the central area includes a center of the protruding portion in a width direction of the nail; and a print head which performs printing on the nail that the central area is placed on the nail placement unit.

The invention discloses a PCI integrated circuit board device used for ARINC429, mainly comprising an FPGA module, an ARINC429 interface chip, two ARINC429 protocol processing chips, two ARINC429 signal output linear drive chips and a power switching circuit. The FPGA chip is used for realizing PCI interface protocol and completing information interaction and control of a host computer and the board; the FPGA chip executes instruction of the host computer, initializes the ARINC429 interface chip and realizes control and caching of sending and receiving data to realize independent four receiving and two sending function and data sending rate adjustable function. The invention is flexible in configuration, the sending rate is adjustable and is wide in adjustable range, circuit construction is simple, processing cost of the circuit board is low, and different requirements of ARINC429 communication can be completed only by modifying FPGA software without changing hardware, thus the invention has strong commonality and flexibility.

The invention discloses a graphene oxide/polymer composite antibacterial material and a preparation method thereof. The composite antibacterial material is characterized in that a polymer is subjected to surface modification and then is combined with graphene oxide dispersed in water, thus obtaining a graphene oxide antibacterial coating bonded on a polymer matrix, wherein the thickness of the antibacterial coating is 1 to 50nm. The preparation method of the graphene oxide/polymer composite antibacterial material comprises the following steps: firstly, performing ultrasonic cleaning on the polymer; secondly, performing surface modification on the polymer subjected to ultrasonic cleaning; thirdly, immersing an activated polymer matrix into a coupling agent solution and soaking; fourthly, taking out the soaked polymer, leaching with deionized water, then putting into a graphene oxide suspension liquid for 0.2 to 24 hours, taking out, leaching and naturally drying in air to obtain the graphene oxide/polymer composite antibacterial material. The invention designs and prepares the composite antibacterial material by taking graphene oxide as an antibacterial ingredient; the composite antibacterial material has a transparent antibacterial layer, is excellent in antibacterial property and is firmly bonded with the matrix.

The invention discloses a supporting device for three-dimensional printing. The supporting device for three-dimensional printing comprises a rack, a supporting unit and a lifting unit, wherein the supporting unit is spliced by multiple supporting plates and arranged just under a three-dimensional forming region of a three-dimensional printer; and the lifting unit is installed on the rack and is used for driving the supporting plates to move to required supporting positions to support a three-dimensional model to be printed. The invention also discloses a three-dimensional printing method. The original supporting modules needing to be printed and separated are replaced with the liftable supporting plates of the supporting device disclosed by the invention, and thus saving materials and improving the printing efficiency. Meanwhile, according to the device and the method, a supporting part is replaced by external machinery, so that the original printer algorithm structure is optimized, and the controllability is good.