Abstract: A medicament dispensing kit comprising a booklet comprising a front page and a back page, the front page having an array of apertures including at least two rows of seven apertures, in which the back page comprises a corresponding array of apertures configured to register with the apertures of the front page when the booklet is closed, and a plurality of blister strips including a first blister strip containing a first drug and a second blister strip containing a second drug. Each blister strip comprises a row of seven blisters corresponding to the plurality of apertures in each row of apertures allowing the blister strip to nest snugly in a row of apertures of the front or back page of the booklet.

Abstract: A system and method to assemble a medicament dispensing tray including a tray housing having a machine-readable tray housing identification code and a plurality of drug blister strips mounted to receptacles of the tray housing, each strip having a machine-readable strip identification. The system typically includes a holder to hold the tray housing while drug blister strips are mounted to the tray housing and comprising a holder housing configured to receive the tray housing, a first sensor configured to detect a tray housing identification code of the tray housing received within the holder housing, and a plurality of second sensors each configured to detect a strip identification code of the drug blister strip mounted to the tray housing received within the housing, and software executable on a computational device comprising program instructions configured to instruct an assembly operator on how to assemble the dispensing tray according to a patients prescription.

Abstract: A transmission belt includes a belt member, and at least one sensor attached to the belt member that is configured to measure a parameter indicative of a state of the transmission belt. A transmitter is attached to the belt member and configured to transmit a signal indicative of the state of the transmission belt to a receiver. The transmission belt includes a power system configured to provide power to the at least one sensor and/or the transmitter, and the power system includes a power source and an energy converter. The energy converter is configured to receive energy, convert the received energy to electrical energy and provide the electrical energy to the power source.

Abstract: The invention relates to a set of oligonucleotides, and a kit comprising a set of oligonucleotides where the oligonucleotides are for use in determining the HLA genotype of a DNA sample. The invention also relates to a method of determining the HLA genotype of a DNA sample. The method may be used to identify a suitable donor and/or recipient of a transplant, for paternity testing, to identify the HLA type for determination of epitope binding capability in neo-antigen prediction, or for diagnosing an immune disorder such as ankylosing spondylitis. The method preferably uses long-range PCR and long read sequencing preferably using a Type R10 nanopore.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmission belt providing a belt member, and at least one RFID tag attached to the belt member, the at least one RFID tag including an integrated circuit, and an antenna connected to the integrated circuit for transmitting a signal indicative of a state of the transmission belt. The signal indicative of the state of the transmission belt is determined on the basis of a current deflection of the antenna.

Abstract: An endoscope having a multiple diameter working section is disclosed. The endoscope includes a housing, a working section, and a rod-lens optical system. The housing is at a proximal end of the endoscope. The working section is integral with and extends from the housing. The working section includes at least a first section and a second section. The first section is contiguous to the housing, and the second section is at a distal end of the endoscope. The rod-lens optical system is positioned at least partially in the first section of the working section and at least partially in the second section of the working section. The endoscope is defined such that the outer diameter of the first section is larger than the outer diameter of the second section.

Abstract: An endoscope having a multiple diameter working section is disclosed. The endoscope includes a housing, a working section, and a rod-lens optical system. The housing is at a proximal end of the endoscope. The working section is integral with and extends from the housing. The working section includes at least a first section and a second section. The first section is contiguous to the housing, and the second section is at a distal end of the endoscope. The rod-lens optical system is positioned at least partially in the first section of the working section and at least partially in the second section of the working section. The endoscope is defined such that the outer diameter of the first section is larger than the outer diameter of the second section.

Abstract: An endoscope having a multiple diameter working section is disclosed. The endoscope includes a housing, a working section, and a rod-lens optical system. The housing is at a proximal end of the endoscope. The working section is integral with and extends from the housing. The working section includes at least a first section and a second section. The first section is contiguous to the housing, and the second section is at a distal end of the endoscope. The rod-lens optical system is positioned at least partially in the first section of the working section and at least partially in the second section of the working section. The endoscope is defined such that the outer diameter of the first section is larger than the outer diameter of the second section.