Abstract: [Problem] The purpose of this invention is to provide a system and a method that enable settings required in communication devices such as smart phones. [Solution] Provided is a communication device setting system 14 for making setting of a communication device 4 mounting a SIM card 3, the system being configured to make a computer execute: (1) a setting data receiving step S1 for receiving, from the communication device 4 mounting the SIM card 3, a request of setting data for setting the communication device; (2) a user attribute specifying step S2 for specifying, on the basis of unique information of the SIM card 3 contained in the request, attribute information of a user of the SIM card 3; (3) a setting data inference step S3 for applying the specified attribute information of the user to an inference model to determine the setting data of the communication device 4; and (4) a setting data transmission step S4 for transmitting the determined setting data to the communication device 4.

Abstract: A method of making a catheter includes: performing an extrusion molding process while changing extrusion speeds of materials that are extruded, so as to form a catheter that includes: a catheter body, and a flexible portion that is provided at a distal portion of the catheter body, forms a most distal portion of the catheter, and is more flexible than the catheter body.

Abstract: A catheter assembly is disclosed, which includes a catheter; a catheter hub fixed to a base end portion of the catheter; an inner needle having a needlepoint, inserted into the catheter; a needle hub coupled to the inner needle; a needle support portion configured to support the inner needle through the catheter on a leading end side beyond the catheter hub, the needle support portion having a pair of support arms openable and closeable in a different direction to an axis of the inner needle; a restraining portion capable of restraining the pair of support arms in a closed state and releasing a restraint of the pair of support arms; and wherein the restraining portion is movable with respect to the pair of support arms by a movement of the catheter hub relative to the inner needle, which releases the restraint with respect to the pair of support arms.

Abstract: A catheter assembly includes: a hollow catheter; a catheter hub to which the catheter is fixed; an inner needle including a needle tip, the inner needle being detachably disposed inside of the catheter; a needle hub to which the inner needle is fixed; a catheter operation member configured to move the catheter relative to the inner needle; and a support member disposed at the needle hub and configured to rotate about a rotation axis orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the assembly. The support member includes a support main body portion that projects in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the support member and that is movable relative to the needle hub between (i) a first position at which the support main body portion contacts and supports the catheter, and (ii) a second position at which the support main body portion does not contact the catheter.

Abstract: A polypropylene film which is capable of suppressing blocking in a rolled polypropylene film. The polypropylene film has a first surface and a second surface, contains a polypropylene resin as a main component, and is configured such that: the Svk value (SvkA) of the first surface is 0.005 ?m or more and 0.030 ?m or less; the Spk value (SpkA) of the first surface is more than 0.035 ?m and 0.080 ?m or less; the Svk value (SvkB) of the second surface is 0.005 ?m or more and 0.030 ?m or less; and the Spk value (SpkB) of the second surface is 0.015 ?m or more and 0.035 ?m or less.

Abstract: A catheter assembly is disclosed, which includes a catheter; a catheter hub fixed to a base end portion of the catheter; an inner needle having a needlepoint, inserted into the catheter; a needle hub coupled to the inner needle; a needle support portion configured to support the inner needle through the catheter on a leading end side beyond the catheter hub, the needle support portion having a pair of support arms openable and closeable in a different direction to an axis of the inner needle; a restraining portion capable of restraining the pair of support arms in a closed state and releasing a restraint of the pair of support arms; and wherein the restraining portion is movable with respect to the pair of support arms by a distal movement of the catheter hub relative to the inner needle, which releases the restraint with respect to the pair of support arms.

Abstract: A catheter assembly includes: a catheter; and an inner needle inserted through the catheter. The catheter includes: a catheter body; and a flexible portion that is located at a distal portion of the catheter body and forms a most distal portion of the catheter. An elastic modulus of the catheter body is greater than an elastic modulus of the flexible portion. The catheter has a mixed region in which the catheter body and the flexible portion overlap each other in a radial direction.

Abstract: A catheter assembly includes: a catheter including a circumferential wall and a distal opening; an inner needle inserted through the catheter, the inner needle having a sharp needle tip at a distal end of the inner needle; and a deflection suppression mechanism that supports the inner needle via the catheter to suppress deflection of the inner needle, the deflection suppression mechanism including a contact support portion that is configured to support the catheter when the catheter is advanced with respect to the inner needle. The circumferential wall of the catheter includes one or more side holes. In an initial state before the catheter is advanced with respect to the inner needle, a distal-most one of the one or more side holes is in a distal portion of the catheter, and the contact support portion is proximal of a proximal-most one of the one or more side holes.

Abstract: A catheter assembly includes: a catheter including a main lumen and one or more sub lumens provided separately from the main lumen; and an inner needle extending through the main lumen; and a deflection suppression mechanism configured to suppress deflection of the inner needle. The one or more sub lumens respectively communicate with one or more sub openings formed in the catheter. The catheter is configured to advance with respect to the inner needle. The deflection suppression mechanism comprises a contact support portion that contacts the catheter when the catheter advances with respect to the inner needle. The contact support portion is configured to contact the catheter at (i) a location proximal of a distal-most one of the one or more sub openings, and/or (ii) a location proximal of a step portion generated in the catheter as the one or more sub lumens are formed.

Abstract: A reading device includes a carriage configured to move in a sub-scanning direction with reference to an object placed on a contact glass, an optical sensor attached to the carriage, the optical sensor being configured to scan the object placed on the contact glass to obtain an image of the object, and a reference scale used as a reference when a dimension of the object is computed based on the image obtained by the optical sensor. In the reading device, the reference scale extends in a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction with reference to the object, and is disposed outside a range of image acquisition in which the optical sensor scans the object to obtain the image of the object as the carriage moves and inside a maximum movement range in which the carriage is movable and the optical sensor obtains the image of the object.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and an image reading device. The image forming apparatus includes a feeder to feed a recording material, an image forming device to form an image on the recording material fed from the feeder, and an ejection unit to which the recording material on which an image is formed by the image forming device is ejected. In the image forming apparatus, the feeder and the ejection unit are made of a plurality of components, and at least one of the plurality of components of the feeder and the ejection unit disposed near the recording material is made of wood. The image reading device includes a to-be-scanned material feeder to feed a to-be-scanned material, and a reader to read an image on the to-be-scanned material fed from the to-be-scanned material feeder. In the image reading device, the to-be-scanned material feeder comprises a plurality of components.

Abstract: An indwelling assembly includes an inner needle having a sharp needlepoint, an inner needle hub fixed to the inner needle, a hollow elongated outer member in which the inner needle is positioned and movable in a distal direction relative to the inner needle after puncturing the blood vessel to position the elongated outer member at a desired position in the blood vessel, an outer member hub fixed to hollow elongated outer member, a projection removably connected to the outer member hub and configured to be engaged by a finger of the user to apply a force to the projection causing the outer member hub and the hollow elongated outer member to move together with the projection in the distal direction relative to the inner needle and the inner needle hub, and an elongated movable member that is movable relative to the hollow elongated outer member and the outer member hub.

Abstract: A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a catheter hub fixed to the proximal end portion of the catheter, a hollow inner needle removably located in the catheter and including a distal end portion at which is located a needlepoint to puncture skin of a patient, and a guide wire slidably positioned in the inner needle. The guide wire is longer than both the inner needle and the catheter. A wire operating member is connected to the guide wire and is displaceable in the forward direction relative to the inner needle and the catheter. A main body is detachably connected to the catheter hub and includes a finger-engaging projection at a distal portion of the main body that is engageable by a user's finger to advance the main body and the catheter in the forward direction.

Abstract: A catheter assembly includes: a catheter including a circumferential wall and a distal opening; an inner needle inserted through the catheter, the inner needle having a sharp needle tip at a distal end of the inner needle; and a deflection suppression mechanism that supports the inner needle via the catheter to suppress deflection of the inner needle, the deflection suppression mechanism including a contact support portion that is configured to support the catheter when the catheter is advanced with respect to the inner needle. The circumferential wall of the catheter includes one or more side holes. In an initial state before the catheter is advanced with respect to the inner needle, the contact support portion is located proximal of a distal-most one of the one or more side holes and a gap is formed between an outer surface of the catheter and an inner surface of the contact support portion.

Abstract: A catheter assembly includes a catheter having a main lumen and a sub lumen and an inner needle inserted through and disposed in the main lumen and allowing blood to flow in the proximal direction of the catheter from a needle tip exposed at the distal end of the catheter. The gap between an outer peripheral surface of the inner needle and a first inner peripheral surface of the main lumen continuous with the distal end of the catheter is narrower than the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the inner needle and a second inner peripheral surface closer to the proximal end side than the first inner peripheral surface.

Abstract: A puncture needle includes: an outer needle including a lumen extending in an axial direction; an outer needle hub joined to a proximal end portion of the outer needle; an inner needle located in the lumen of the outer needle; a switching mechanism configured to switch between a first state in which a needle tip of the puncture needle is sharp and a second state in which the needle tip of the puncture needle is blunt by displacing the inner needle in the axial direction; and a lock mechanism that maintains a position of the inner needle.

Abstract: An operation device includes: an outer cylinder defining a lumen; a shaft disposed in the lumen; and a gripping mechanism that is located in the outer cylinder and the shaft and is configured to grip a thread-like implantable body in a switchable manner between a fixed state in which the implantable body is not detachable and a released state in which the implantable body is detachable, wherein the gripping mechanism includes: a first insertion hole extending through a side portion of the outer cylinder in a radial direction, a second insertion hole located in the shaft at a portion corresponding to the first insertion hole and extending through a side portion of the shaft in the radial direction, and a rotation mechanism that rotates the shaft relative to the outer cylinder. The first insertion hole and the second insertion hole are configured to receive and grip the implantable body.

Abstract: A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a catheter hub fixed to a proximal end portion of the catheter, a hollow inner needle removably located in the catheter and including a distal end portion at which is located a needlepoint to puncture skin of a patient, and a guide wire slidably positioned in the inner needle. The guide wire is longer than both the inner needle and the catheter. A wire operating member is connected to the guide wire and is displaceable in a forward direction relative to the inner needle and the catheter. A main body is detachably connected to the catheter hub and includes a finger-engaging projection at a distal portion of the main body that is engageable by a user's finger to advance the main body and the catheter in the forward direction.

Abstract: An indwelling assembly includes an inner needle having a sharp needlepoint, an inner needle hub fixed to the inner needle, a hollow elongated outer member in which the inner needle is positioned and movable in a distal direction relative to the inner needle after puncturing the blood vessel to position the elongated outer member at a desired position in the blood vessel, an outer member hub fixed to hollow elongated outer member, a projection removably connected to the outer member hub and configured to be engaged by a finger of the user to apply a force to the projection causing the outer member hub and the hollow elongated outer member to move together with the projection in the distal direction relative to the inner needle and the inner needle hub, and an elongated movable member that is movable relative to the hollow elongated outer member and the outer member hub.

Abstract: A reading device includes a carriage movable in a sub-scanning direction, an optical sensor mounted on the carriage, the optical sensor being configured to scan an object placed on a contact glass, a reference scale used as a reference when a dimension of the object is computed based on an image obtained as the optical sensor scans the object, a flat gauge to be scanned by the optical sensor to calculate a corrective value used to correct the image obtained by the optical sensor, and circuitry to calculate the corrective value based on a scanned image including the reference scale and the flat gauge obtained by the optical sensor, and correct, based on the corrective value, a measurement image including an image of the object and an image of the reference scale obtained by the optical sensor and compute the dimension of the object based on the corrected measurement image.